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.

Howden Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Howden

Historical Forms

  • bosco de Houeden', nemore de Houedenesire 1199 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is bosco de Houeden ', nemore de Houedenesire 1199 FF .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement