Rathmell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Giggleswick
Historical Forms
- Rodemele 1086 DB
- Roudemel 13 Sawl109
- Routh(e)mel(e), Routh(e)mell 12,13 Sawl107–8 1235 FF 1280 Ass 1303 KF 1335 FF
- Routmell 1294 Percy
- Rouhmel l.12 Sawl108d
- Roumele 1256 Percy
- Rauth(e)mell, Rawth(e)mell 1394 Sawl107d 1403 Puds 1572 YDiii 1706 YASDd
- Rothemell 1459,1472 Pat
- Rathemel 1266 Percy
- Rathmell 1474,1574 WillY 1641 Rates 1673 PRClp
- Raythemell 1569 WillY
Etymology
'Red sand-bank', v. rauðr , melr ; Ekwall notes an Icel parallel Rauðamelr . On the development of Routh - to Rath - cf. Phonol. § 8.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Stackhouse
- Cammock
- Armitstead
- Anley
- Halsteads
- Little Stainforth
- Rome
- Winskill
- Swainstead
- Attermire Scar
- Hillgrim
- Sherwood Ho
- Cleatop
- Stockdale, Stockthorpe
Other OS name
- Brackenber Lane
- Kelcow Cave
- Lord's Wood
- Mainsfield
- Mill Hill
- Moss Bank
- Oustel Bank
- Paley Green
- Parson's Close Lane
- Penny Bridge
- Reinsber Scar
- Routster
- Sandford Beck & Sandford Brow
- Sandholme
- Sandrigg
- Sheephouse Laithe
- Stackhouse Scar
- Storth Gill
- Swaw Beck
- Tarn Barn
- Tipperthwaite
- Wearing Fold
- Barrel Sykes
- Langcliffe Scar
- Cockley Bank
- Cross Hills
- Dubs Beck
- Eshlands Wood
- Faw Wood
- Field Ho
- Goit Head
- Green
- Green Wood
- Hanover
- Hensley Hill
- Hesley
- Hollin Hall
- Layhead Fm
- Littlebank
- Low Folds
- Lumb
- Millgate
- Moor Close
- New Hall
- Rathmell Beck & Rathmell Common
- Reaker
- Scoutber Crag
- Sheep Wash
- Spring Wood
- Stubbins Laithe
- Little Scar
- Wrath Barn
- Overdale
- Bank Well
- Beggar's Wife Bridge
- Bell Hill
- Big Hill
- Birchshow Rocks
- Brigholme Barn
- Langrigg
- Woodlands
- Langcliffe Hall & Langcliffe Place
- Cocket Moss
- Hollow Gill Wood
- Lodge (Gill)
- Marshfield Ho
- Mealy Bank
- Mearbeck
- Newfield Barn
- Parks Plant
- Peart Crags
- Preston's Barn
- Runley Beck & Runley Bridge
- Rye Loaf
- Scaleber
- Settle Bank & Settle Scar
- South Bank
- Stubbing Wood
- Thornber Barn
- Townhead Ho
- Warrendale Knotts
- Wild Share
- Banks Barn
- Bargh Hill & Bargh Ho
- Batty Wood
- Billinger Barn
- Catrigg
- Catrigg Beck
- Dead Man's Cave
- Dog Hill Brow
- Force Woods
- Garth Nook
- Goat Lane
- Goat Scar
- Hawes Close
- Hesley
- Hornby Laithe
- Husband Barn
- Leys Barn
- Moor Head
- Neals Ing
- Rains Barn
- Borrins Wood
- Brown Ho
- Buck Haw Brow
- Carr Beck
- Catteral Hall
- Close Ho
- Crag Laithe
- Craven Bank & Craven Ridge
- Croft Closes
- Dallicar Lane
- Ebbing & Flowing Well
- Field Gate
- Foxholes Crag
- Giggleswick Common & Giggleswick Scar
- Gildersleets
- Grain Ho
- Hanging Scar
- High Rigg
- Holly Bank
- Holy Well
- Little Bank
- Bowerley
- Brent Scar
- Claypits Plant
- Cow Close
- Cowside
- Daw Haw
- Dick's Ground
- Ellwood
- Gorbeck
- Henside
- Leys Barn
- Overclose
- Oxgang Laithe
- Pike Lane
- Ribble Bank
- Rocking Stone
- Springs Wood
- Victoria Cave
- Willy Wood
- Winskill Stones
- Ackworth
- Back Carr
- Badger Hill
- Black Hill
- Black Leach
- Brackney Brow
- Bull Copy Wood
- Bull Hurst
- Cappleside
- Coney Garth
- Huggon Ho
- Longcroft Plant
- Oxgang Laithe
- Riseber Hill
- Sannet Hall
- Silverdale
- Smearsett
- Stainforth Beck, Stainforth Bridge, Stainforth Force & STainforth Hall
- Stone Dikes Barn
- Sunny Bank
- Taitlands
- Tongue Gill
- Blue Brake Plant
- Huntworth
- Wham
- Blua Crags
- Carr Meadow
- The Crook
- Winterscale
- Black Gill Beck
- Bridge End
- Brockholes Lane
- Butch Lane
- Castlebergh
- Cleatop Park
- Crutching Close
- Fish Coppy
- Ebor Gate
- Gill Lane
- Great Scar
- Green Foot
- Harestones
- High Greet
- High Hill
- Hudsa Plant
- Hunter Bark
- Ingfield
- Long Stream Barn
- New Ho
- Reddings Barn