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.

Owlhirst

Other OS name in the Parish of Solport

Etymology

is Houletthirst 1696 , Houlet Hirst Ballad , Owlethurst 1821 G . ' Little owl wood , ' v. hyrst .