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.

Howgate Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Cliburn

Historical Forms

  • Howgate 1704 Terr

Etymology

, Howgate 1704 Terr , probably ' hollow way ' , v. hol 2 , gata .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement