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.

Boat Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Mirfield

Historical Forms

  • Boathowse, Botehowse 1596,1600 ib
  • the Boathouse in Mirfield 1688 WB54

Etymology

, 1595PRMrf , Boathowse , Botehowse 1596, 1600 ib, the Boathouse in Mirfield 1688WB 54 , from ME  bote ' boat ' , hūs ; it is by the R . Calder ; cf. also Bottom Boat 159supra .