Huthwaite
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whorlton
Historical Forms
- Hogthuet 12 CurNo.46,m.3d
- Hogtweit 1207 FF
- Hothwayt 1350 Cl
Etymology
The first element of this name is probably OE hoh and not ON haugr or ON hór 'high' as suggested by Lindkvist (111).Modern [iu] points to an OE or ON ō (v. Introduction xxxii) and we are probably right in taking the first element to be OE hoh 'spur of land' for this would normally become [iu] (as in Huby 18supra ) and it suits topographically, for Huthwaite is on a long narrow ridge of land overlooking Crook Beck. v. þveit .