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.

Arneshowe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Arnesetehou 1279 Ass
  • Arneshowe 1292 ib

Etymology

'Hill (v. haugr) by Arni 's pasture' (v. sætr ). Arni is a well-recorded ON personal name. The first part of this name is identical with Arnside (PN La 219) which is not recorded before the 16th century.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement