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.

Howe Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dorton

Historical Forms

  • Hough gate 1766 J
  • Hough Wood 1826 B

Etymology

v. hoh . There is a clearly marked spur of land here.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement