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.

Cowlow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Green Fairfield

Historical Forms

  • Coulowe, Couloue c.1252 DbAv 1321 Inqaqd 1322 Pat 1322 FF
  • Cowlawe 1547 MinAcct Hy8 DuLa
  • Cowlow(e) 1585,1608 Potter

Etymology

Cowlow, Coulowe , Couloue c. 1252 DbA v, 1321 Inq aqd, 1322 Pat, 1322 FF, Cowlawe 1547MinAcct , Hy 8DuLa , Cowlow (e )1585, 1608Potter . 'Cow hill', v. cū , hlāw .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement