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.

Howgate Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Holgate(well) 1277,1307 WCR
  • the Holgate Farm 1710 WRD

Etymology

, Holgate (well )1277, 1307 WCR,the Holgate Farm 1710WRD 1127 , ' hollow way ' , v. hol 2 , gata .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement