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.

Howgill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sedbergh

Historical Forms

  • Holegile(ridding) 1235–68 Cockers
  • Holgil 1467 BM
  • Howgill, Howgyll 1550,1578 FF 1593 NCWills

Etymology

Howgill, Holegile (ridding )1235–68 Cockers, Holgil 1467 BM, Howgill , Howgyll 1550, 1578 FF, 1593 NCWills. 'Hollow ravine', v. hol 2 , gil .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement