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54°50′06″N3°20′10″W / 54.835°N 3.336°W / 54.835; -3.336 Coordinates: 54°50′06″N3°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]

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References

  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.