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.

Old Hough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warmingham

Historical Forms

  • le How 1282 Cl
  • le Howe 1426 Chol
  • Oldhaugh c.1580 Orm2
  • The Old Hough 1734 Dep

Etymology

Old Hough (110–699624) [uf, ʌf], le How 1282 Cl, le Howe 1426Chol (p), Oldhaugh c.1580 Orm2, The Old Hough 1734Dep , 'the spur of land', v. hōh , ald 'old'. The place lies on a spur between R. Wheelock and Hoggins Brook.