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Survey of English Place-Names

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Howarcles

Other OS name in the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth

Historical Forms

  • How harkles 1841 TA

Etymology

, ib , How harkles 1841TA , possibly an inversion compound of haugr ' hill ' and the ON  pers.n. Arnketilly ME  Arkil ( cf. Feilitzen 163 ) ; this is an ancient village settlement site grid at 83 – 627132 ( cf. RCHM 88 ) .