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.

Hough Bridge, Hough Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • The Hough 1842 OS
  • le Halgh 1300 Plea 1569 ChRR
  • le Halx 1352 Chol
  • le Halxgh 1369 ib
  • Haughe 1554 ib

Etymology

Hough Bridge (109–497457), Hough Fm (109–495460) [hʌf], The Hough 1842 OS, le Halgh 1300 Plea (p)et freq with variant spelling le Halghe to 1569 ChRR, le Halx 1352Chol , le Halxgh 1369ib , Haughe 1554ib , 'the hollow, the nook', v. halh . The farm lies in a valley running down to Bradley Brook, v. Malpas supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site