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.

How la Hay

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skelton

Historical Forms

  • Haia, Haya 1129,1239 Guis

Etymology

'Mound near the hunting enclosure' v. haugr , (ge)hæg. For la cf. Barton le Willows 38supra .