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.

Howgillrigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Howgillrigg 1631 Derwent
  • Howgillridge 1718 PR
  • Hogglerigg 1735 Derwent
  • Hogillrigg 1736 ib

Etymology

is Howgillrigg 1631Derwent ,Howgillridge 1718 PR, Hogglerigg 1735Derwent , Hogillrigg 1736 ib .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement