English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Kirkhouse Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirk Bramwith

Historical Forms

  • Kirkestgren 1499 Ipm
  • Kirkhousgrene, Kyrkhousgrene 1503 1594 FF
  • Kyrckhurstgrene 1581 WillY
  • Kirk(e)hirstgrene 1590,1609 FF
  • Kirkehurstgrove als. Kirkehowsegreene 1604 ib

Etymology

Kirkhouse Green, Kirkestgren 1499 Ipm, Kirkhousgrene , Kyrkhousgrene 1503 ib, 1594 FF, Kyrckhurstgrene 1581 WillY, Kirk (e )hirstgrene 1590, 1609 FF, Kirkehurstgrove als. Kirkehowsegreene 1604 ib. 'Church wood green', v. kirkja , hyrst , grēne 2 . The confusion of hyrst and hūs occurs also in the nearby Hawkehouse Green 48infra .