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.

North Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Northuses 13 Font
  • Northous(es) 1198 Fount c.1258 Ripiv 1297 LS 1535 VE
  • Ald(e)feld Northous 1335 YDviii 1457 FountBurs
  • Nordous 1589 PRRip

Etymology

North Ho, Northuses 13 Font, Northous (es )1198 Fount, c. 1258 Rip iv, 1297 LS (p)et freq to 1535 VE, Ald (e )feld Northous 1335 YD viii, 1457 FountBurs, Nordous 1589 PRRip, v. norð , hūs ; it is in the north of the township.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement