Laythwaite Crags
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bampton
Historical Forms
- Laythalt 1651,1681–1725 PR
- Laythalt als. Lathhead 1716 ib
- Laythalt als. Laythead 1762 ib
- Laythalt in Measand 1731 ib
- Laithwaite 1774 ib
- Lawthwaite 1823 M
- Laithald 1839 TA
Etymology
Laythwaite Crags, 1865 OS, Laythalt 1651, 1681–1725 PR (freq), (Laythalt als. Lathhead ) 1716 ib, (Laythalt als. Laythead ) 1762 ib, (Laythalt in Measand ) 1731 ib, Laithwaite 1774 ib, Lawthwaite 1823 M, Laithald 1839TA .This is probably an ON *leið -hólf 'track-bridge', found in Laytheolff and Laythold (i, 94, ii, 181 supra ), and discussed under Laither (YW iii, 39). The bridge would have crossed Laythwaite Sike, but the old track on the west side of Hawes Water (shown in 1823 M) has been submerged through the level of the lake being raised. The TA map locates Laithald at grid 83–479146 just within the present edge of the lake.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bomby
- Borwains
- Butterwick
- Carhullan
- Clattercollackhow
- Sackwath
- Walmgate, Walm Howe
- Whelter Beck, Crags & Knotts
- Hardkin
- Towtop, Towtop Kirk
- Colby Folds
- Hullockhowe
- Jump Lum
- High & Low Knipe
- Littlewater
- Measand Becks & End
- Rough Hill
- High & Low Drybarrows
- Thornthwaite Hall
Other OS name
- Aika Hill
- Cockle Hill
- Denny Hill
- Dentmoor
- Eastward
- Eel Coop
- Fieldgate Ho
- Flake Howe(lost)
- Fordingdale Force
- Four Stones Hill
- Gate Crag
- Giants' Graves
- Grange Ho
- Greengate
- Halfa Bridge
- Keldhead
- Knipe Hall, Moor, & Scar
- High & Low Kop
- Lad Crags
- Lady's Seat
- Lanty Crag
- Long Grain
- Low Raise
- Lowther Hause
- Low Water
- Meikle Moss
- Mellbecks
- Moora
- Moorahill
- The Pen
- Pinnacle Howe
- Pow Beck
- Randale Beck
- Raven Howe
- Riggindale
- Risebarrow
- Round Table
- Tail o' Ling
- Ulgill Gutter
- Vaugh Steel
- Waita
- Walmgate Foot
- Wether Hill
- Willdale
- Winder Hill
- Woodfoot
- Yews Mire
- Beckfoot
- Dalefoot, Dalehead
- Hanging Stones
- Heald
- High Ho
- High Howe
- Hollin
- Howe
- Howes Beck
- Howgate Foot
- Hungerhill
- Inkern Beck
- Ireland Wood
- Keasgill Sike
- Midge Hole(lost)
- St Patrick's Church & Well
- Thornthwaite Force
- Bampton Bridge, Common, Grange, & Hall
- Benty Howe
- Black Bridge
- Blaika Sike
- Burn Banks
- Butterwick Crag & Green
- Castle Crag
- Cawdale, Cawdale Beck
- Christen Sike
- Christ's Cross Gate
- Church Bridge
- Gill Dubbs
- Hart Hill
- Kid Moor
- Millcraggs
- Sandhill Knotts (submerged)
- Toddle Cottage & Gutter
- Bason Crag
- Crag Top
- Gillhead
- The Hause
- Kidsty Pike
- Rowan or Rowland Park (submerged)
- Scarside
- Sceugh
- Scrogs Hall
- Seal Hole
- Setterah Sike
- Skews
- Skreel Side
- Slape Stone
- Spa Well
- Stanegarth
- Stone Circle