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.

Green How

Early-attested site in the Parish of Matterdale

Historical Forms

  • Grenhou 1285 For
  • Grenehowe 1589 LRMB

Etymology

'Green hill,' v. haugr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement