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.

Flat Howe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitby

Historical Forms

  • Flathou 1252 YI
  • Flathow 1619 NRS

Etymology

'Flat mound' v. flǫt , haugr . There is a tumulus here.