English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Longthwaite

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wetheral

Historical Forms

  • Langewayt c.1230 Weth
  • Langetheit c.1239 ib
  • Langtwaite in Corkby 1284 Denton
  • Langthwayt 1382 Lowther
  • Longthwaite 1610 Naworth

Etymology

'Long pveit'