Greenhow

Greenhow
Greenhow
	Greenhow Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE112641
Civil parish	Bewerley;
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Harrogate
Postcode district	HG3
Dialling code	01423
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°04′N 1°50′W / 54.07°N 1.83°W

Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term how derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill and a mound,^[1] so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'.^[2]

^ "Standard English words which have a Scandinavian Etymology". Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.

[1] "Standard English words which have a Scandinavian Etymology". Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[2] Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.

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Greenhow
Greenhow Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE112641
Civil parish	Bewerley
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Harrogate
Postcode district	HG3
Dialling code	01423

Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°04′N 1°50′W / 54.07°N 1.83°W / 54.07; -1.83