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.

Garres Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Gargrave

Historical Forms

  • bosco de Gers 1276 RH
  • Garris 1812 Whit
  • Garris hill 1843 TA

Etymology

, bosco de Gers 1276 RH, Garris 1812 Whit 176,Garris hill 1843TA , possibly from gærs ' grass ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site