How, Cumbria

Human settlement in England

Hayton

District

City of Carlisle

Cumbria

Region

North West

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54°53′56″N 2°46′19″W / 54.899°N 2.772°W / 54.899; -2.772

How is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria.

How is located eight miles due east of the city of Carlisle, to the south of Hayton. There are many hotels in Cumbria with How in the name.^[1] The name How is derived from the Old Norse word haugr meaning hill or mound.^[2]

References

^ How Bed and Breakfasts (All Cumbria Bed and Breakfast Locations)
^ Standard English words which have a Scandinavian Etymology (The Vikings in England)