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.

Cathow

Other OS name in the Parish of Ennerdale and Kinniside

Historical Forms

  • Katthay ib.

Etymology

is Katthay ib. Apparently ' wildcat enclosure , ' v. catt , (ge)hæg , and cf. Cathays Park (Cardiff)(NCPNW 162) .