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.

The Hough

Other OS name in the Parish of Castle Church

Historical Forms

  • (le) halgh 1401,1434 StaffAcc
  • le haugh 1358 StThomas
  • the Houghes 1643 StComm
  • The Hough Ho 1836 O

Etymology

, (le ) halgh 1401,1434StaffAcc , le haugh 1358 StThomas, the Houghes 1643StComm, The Hough Ho 1836 O , v. hōh ' spur of land ' .