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.

le houwe

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • le houwe 1333 Rut
  • Howforde 1605 Terrier
  • howford 1625 Terrier

Etymology

le houwe 1333, Howeford 1601, 1629 (1712), Howforde 1605, howford 1625 (v. ford) (v. haugr)