How Caple
hamlet · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
How Caple is likely an Old English name. 'How' could mean 'high' or refer to a burial mound, and 'Caple' is thought to derive from the Welsh 'Caerllion', referring to a Roman fort or settlement.
Word origins
- How
- Old Englishhigh or burial mound(from hōh "heel, spur of land", haug "mound")
- Caple
- WelshRoman fort or settlement(from Caerllion "fortress of the legion")