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.

Monkhouse Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sebergham

Historical Forms

  • del Munkhous 1285 For
  • del Monkhous de Seburgham 1362 TestKarl
  • Monkhouse Hill 1795 CW(OS)ix

Etymology

Monkhouse Hill is

del Munkhous 1285For (p), del Monkhous de Seburgham 1362 TestKarl (p), Monkhouse Hill 1795 CW (OS) ix, from OE  munuc , 'monk', and hūs .