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.

Ingrow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Yngwroo 1546 BfdAntqiii,101
  • Ingrow(e), Yngrow(e) 1604 FF 1617 PRKy 1822 Langd
  • Ingrave, Ingrawe 1615 PrHosp
  • Engerowe 1622 PRKy

Etymology

Ingrow [ˈiŋgrə], Yngwroo 1546 BfdAntq iii, 101, Ingrow (e ), Yngrow (e )1604 FF, 1617 PRKyet freq to 1822 Langd, Ingrave , Ingrawe 1615 PrHosp, Engerowe 1622 PRKy. 'Nook of land in the meadow', v. eng , vrá , no doubt a piece of meadowland by the R. Worth.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement