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.

Stirk Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • Stirkhowse 1551 Testvi
  • Starkhouse 1576 WillY

Etymology

, 1550 WillY , 1607 PRGis , Stirkhowse 1551 Test vi, Starkhouse 1576 WillY , v. stīrc ' stirk ' , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site