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.

Helmescogh

Field in the Parish of Egremont

Historical Forms

  • Helmescogh 1338 Cl

Etymology

Helmescogh(possibly'helmet-shaped wood,' from ON  hjálmr and skógr)