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.

Howshoots

Other OS name in the Parish of Lymm

Historical Forms

  • Houghshots or Howshoots 1831 ib

Etymology

, Houghshots or Howshoots 1831 ib , ' corners of land at a hill ' , v. hōh , scēat .