English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Powley's Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Powley, Pulley 1563–1707 PR 1672 NWm

Etymology

, 1859OS , named from the local family of Powley , Pulley (1563–1707 PRpassim , 1672 NWm 373) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement