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.

Nun Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Dent

Historical Forms

  • Nunhouse, Nunhowse 1648,1651 PR
  • Munhouse 1648 ib
  • Moon 17 PR

Etymology

, Nunhouse , Nunhowse 1648, 1651 PR, perhaps identical with Munhouse 1648 ib, which is named from a local family of Moon (17 PRfreq ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement