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Survey of English Place-Names

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Howgill

Other OS name in the Parish of Skipton

Historical Forms

  • Hol(e)gile 1266 MinAcct
  • Howgil(l) 1578 WillY 1695 PRBrn

Etymology

, Hol (e )gile 1266MinAcct , Howgil (l )1578WillY, 1695 PRBrn , ' hollow ravine ' , v. hol 1 , gil .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name