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.

Howlets

Other OS name in the Parish of Awre

Historical Forms

  • Howle 1535 VE

Etymology

, 1830 M , perhaps connected with Howle 1535VE , the surname Howlett , a variant of Hewlett ( as in Hewletts ii, 106supra ) .