Howe
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Howe from the meaning hill, knoll, or mound may refer to:
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- a tumulusTumulusA tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
(barrow), in particular a Bowl barrowBowl barrowBowl Barrow is the name for a type of burial mound or tumulus. A barrow is a mound of earth used to cover a tomb. The bowl barrow gets its name from the fact that it looks like an upturned bowl...
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Places in the United Kingdom:
- Howe, North YorkshireHowe, North YorkshireHowe is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Ainderby Quernhow and the A61 and 5 miles west of Thirsk. Howe, from the Old Norse word haugr, is an Middle English topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or a...
- Howe, NorfolkHowe, NorfolkHowe is a small village and civil parish in South Norfolk, England. It is situated between Poringland, Brooke and Shotesham. It covers an area of and had a population of 54 in 21 households as of the 2001 census....
- MaeshoweMaeshoweMaeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The monuments around Maeshowe, including Skara Brae, were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. It gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney...
, Orkney - Duggleby HoweDuggleby HoweDuggleby Howe is one of thelargest round barrows in Britain, located on thesouthern side of the Great Wold Valley in the district of Ryedale, and isone of four such monuments in this area, known collectively as the...
, East YorkshireEast YorkshireEast Yorkshire could be:*East Yorkshire Motor Services*An alternative name for the East Riding of Yorkshire*East Yorkshire , a former district of Humberside*East Yorkshire...
Places in the United States:
- Howe, IndianaHowe, IndianaHowe is an unincorporated town in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.- Local Places on the National Register:Sites in Howe on the National Register of Historic Places are:...
- Howe, MinneapolisHowe, MinneapolisHowe is a neighborhood within the larger Longfellow community in Minneapolis. It is bordered by the Cooper and Longfellow neighborhoods to the North, Corcoran and Standish to the West, Hiawatha to the South, and the Mississippi River to the East. The neighborhood and its elementary school are named...
, a neighborhood in the city of Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States... - Howe, OklahomaHowe, OklahomaHowe is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 697 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Howe is located at ....
- Howe, TexasHowe, TexasHowe is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,478 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area-Geography:Howe is located at ....
- Howe Township, Forest County, PennsylvaniaHowe Township, Forest County, PennsylvaniaHowe Township is a township in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 417 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Population:...
- Howe Township, Perry County, PennsylvaniaHowe Township, Perry County, PennsylvaniaHowe Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 493 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
- Lord Howe IslandLord Howe IslandLord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, and about from Norfolk Island. The island is about 11 km long and between 2.8 km and 0.6 km wide with an area of...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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- Howe (surname)Howe (surname)Howe is a surname from the meaning hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to:*Andrew Howe, Italian athlete.*Albion P. Howe, American Union Army general during the American Civil War.*Clarence Decatur Howe prominent Canadian politician....
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- HMS HoweHMS HoweSeveral ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Howe, after Admiral Richard Howe:* HMS Howe was the ex-Indian merchantman Kaikusroo; renamed to Dromedary in 1806 and sold in Bermuda in 1864 after many years service as a prison hulk....
, several British warships with this name - Howe Military SchoolHowe Military SchoolThe Howe School is a private, co-educational, and college preparatory boarding school located on a campus in Northeast Indiana. The school enrolls students in grades 7-12....
in Howe, Indiana - Howe of Fife