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.

Kittycaul

Other OS name in the Parish of Gisburn

Historical Forms

  • Kitty Caw 1848 TA

Etymology

, Kitty Caw 1848TA , the fem . pers. n. Kitty and dial . caul ' a dam ' or call , caw ' a cattle-walk ' ( cf . The Calls iv, 125supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site