Highlaws

A hamlet in Cumbria, England

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  • Holme Abbey
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  • Allerdale
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  • Cumbria
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  • North West
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Cumbria
54°50′06″N 3°20′10″W / 54.835°N 3.336°W / 54.835; -3.336

Highlaws is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme Abbey in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two-and-a-quarter miles south-west of Abbeytown, one-and-a-half miles east of Pelutho, and one mile to the north of Aldoth. Other nearby settlements include Mawbray, four-and-a-quarter miles to the south-west, Blitterlees, three miles to the north-west, Blackdyke, two-and-a-quarter miles due north, and Foulsyke. Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is located twenty miles to the north-east.[1]

History and etymology

The name of Highlaws comes from the Old English hēah-hlāw, meaning "high mounds". In the past, variant spellings included Heelawes, Hielawes, Highlows, Hielows, and Hylaws.[2]

The hamlet appears in a survey of Holm Cultram dating back to the year 1538, during the reign of Henry VIII. There were at least thirteen families resident in Highlaws at that time.[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Highlaws.
  1. ^ "Google Maps - location of Highlaws". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ Holme St. Cuthbert History Group (2004). Plain People: Bygone Times on the Solway Plain. ISBN 0954882318.
  3. ^ "HStChg: digitised copy of 1538 survey of Holm Cultram (download in .rtf format)". Retrieved 26 July 2015.


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