Aysgarth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Aysgarth
Historical Forms
- Echescard 1086 DB
- Aykescart(h), Aikeskarth, Aykeskarth 12 Easby 1420 YI
- Ayksc(h)arth 1317,1330 Ch
- Aykesgarth 1374 Archd 1388 IpmR
- Ayskarth(e) 1400 Pat 1574 FF
- Asegarth 1687 Grinton
Etymology
'Open space marked by oaks' v. eik , skarð . Aysgarth was in the centre of the Forest of Wensleydale and it is noticeable that a large number of p.n.'s in this wapentake indicate the wooded nature of the country.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Cotterdale
- Hell Gill
- Lunds
- How Beck Bridge
- Lunds Beck
- Cams House
- Fossdale
- Hardrow
- Hell Gill Beck
- Litherskew
- Sedbusk
- Shaw
- Simon Stone
- Thwaite
- Ure Head
- Fors
- Meer Beck
- Skell Gill
- Stags Fell
- Cogill
- Ings Beck
- Nappa
- Newbiggin
- Woodhall
- High Gill, Low Gill
- Addlebrough
- Bardale
- Blean, Blean Beck
- Brough Hill
- Countersett
- Cragdale
- Green Scar Mire
- Keld Bottom, Keld Scar
- Marsett
- Raydale
- Semer Water
- Semerdale
- Stalling Busk
- Stone Raise
- Windgate
- Worton
- Howgill
- Kidstones
- Walden
- Bear Park
- West Bolton
- Eller Beck
- Tewfit
- Thackthwaite Beck
- Thoresby
- Appersett
- Burtersett
- Gayle, Sleddale
- Mossdale
- Snaizeholme
- Widdale and Widdale Beck
- Whit Beck
- Crooksby
- Heaning Gill
- Swinacote
- Brindley
- Greenber