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.
Survey of English place-names
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High Ho
High Ho
Other OS name in the Parish of Distington
Etymology
is so named in 1697 (CW xv) .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Feather Knott
Gilgarran
Spring Hill
Stubsgill
Studfold
Whinbank
Other OS name
Kelmore Hill
Barfs
Barngill and Bottom Bank
Castle Mill and Castlerigg
Dyan Hall
Hayes Castle
Hinnings
Stonefield Gate
West Croft
Major Settlement
Distington