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.

Goit Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Giggleswick

Historical Forms

  • Goat Head 1833 Val 1845 TA

Etymology

, Goat Head 1833Val ,1845TA , v. gota ' water-channel ' , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name