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.

Great Harlow

Other OS name in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Harelow 1165–77 Furn
  • Harlaw 1307 YI

Etymology

, Harelow 1165–77 Furn, Harlaw 1307 YI , ' grey or boundary mound ' , v. hār , hlāw ; it is on the Bowland boundary .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement