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.

Gunshole

Other OS name in the Parish of Waterhead

Historical Forms

  • Gunswhole 1702 PR(Laner)
  • Gun's hole 1724 ib
  • Gunhall 1827 ib

Etymology

is Gunswhole 1702 PR (Laner), Gun 's hole 1724 ib., Gunhall 1827 ib .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement