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.

Elf Howe

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Elfhow 1694 Will
  • Elph howe 1836 KCR

Etymology

, Elfhow 1694 Will, Elph howe 1836KCR , ' fairy hill ' , v. elf , haugr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name