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.

Highlaws

Other OS name in the Parish of Holme Abbey

Historical Forms

  • Helawes 1538 MinAcct
  • Hyelawes 1548 CWi
  • Highe Lowes, Loese 1605 LRMB
  • Hielawes 1649 ParlSurv

Etymology

is Helawes 1538MinAcct ,Hyelawes 1548 CW i, Highe Lowes , Loese 1605LRMB , Hielawes 1649ParlSurv . Apparently ' high mounds , ' v. hlāw .