Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• East High Howe, West High Howe & High Howe 1811 OS

• Howe Cl or Long Howe, Howe Lane 1822 EnclA

Etymology

, East High Howe , West High Howe & High Howe 1811 OS,Howe Cl or Long Howe , Howe Lane 1822EnclA , cf. How croft (wd ) & How croft grd 1840TA , possibly from hōh ' heel of land, ridgeend ' ; West Howe and High Howe are at the end of a 200 ′ ridge , East Howe is at 100 ′ , all overlooking the Stour valley . However , it is more likely that these names are from ME  howe ' enclosure ' , an el . common in the f. ns . of this par . , v. discussion under the f.n. How Croft in Canford M . par . supra .