Wickerslack
Early-attested site in the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth
Historical Forms
- Wykeslak 13 MdMb
- Wicksclak 1278 Ipm
- Wytekerslake 1279 Ass12d
- Wythekersclac 1289 Lowth
- -slak 1321 Inqaqd
- Withkerslack 16 BdyR(M)
- Wythereslak 1292 Ass37d
- Witherslack 1549 MinAcct 1689 PR
- Wetherslakes 1321 Inqaqd
- Wyk(k)ersla(c)k(e), Wickersla(c)k(e) 1363 Lowth 1440 FF 1501 Musg 1541 Crk 1573–1684 PR 1633 FF 1841
- Wekerslak(e), Wekyrslak(e) 1439 Musg
Etymology
The first el. is probably a p.n. With-ker 'willow marsh', wīðig , kjarr , and slakki 'hollow on a hillside'. Wicker Street (infra ) is 2 ¼ miles south and may not be connected.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Brackenslack
- Oddendale
- Starleyfield
- Threaplands
- High Whitber
- Barnskew
- Blasterfield
- Dryevers
- Gilts
- Haber
- Harberwain
- Lankaber
- Loftern
- Maulds Meaburn
- Reagill
Other OS name
- Bank, Bank Head, Bank Lane, & Bank Moor
- Bastern Gill
- Batling Tree
- Bell Foot
- Black Dub
- Cross Stone
- Great Field Plant
- Hulls, Hulls Wood
- Low Wood Beck
- Raise Howe
- Spring Wood
- Town Head
- Trainlands
- Turnbank
- Wellclose Lane
- Westgill Hill
- White Hag
- Wicker Street
- Wintertarn
- Woodfoot
- Wyebourne
- Wyegill
- Bridgedale Brow
- Broadslack
- Brocks Brow
- Burmont
- Carrick
- Castlehowe Scar
- Coalpit Hill
- Cow Green
- Cow Pasture
- Crabstack
- Crake Trees
- Crosby Gill
- Crosby Hall & Lodge
- Crosby Ravensworth Fell
- Dalebanks
- Deadman's Grave
- Dina Gill
- Edge
- Ewe Close
- Ewe Locks
- Fieldhouse Wood
- Flass Ho
- Four Stones
- Galloway Stone
- Gaythorn Plain
- Gospel Thorn
- Grayber
- The Green
- Greenrigg
- Hard Bank
- Harding's Wood
- Hazel Moor
- High Green
- Holesfoot
- Hollins Scar
- Holme Bridge
- Howarcles
- Howebeck Bridge
- Howe Robin
- Intake Plant
- Iron Hill
- Jacks Well
- Jenny Well
- Johnny Hall's Trees
- Keverigg
- King's Well
- Lane Head
- Longhill Wood
- Long Mire
- Lowfield
- Lowgreen
- Low Row
- Mains Wood
- Maskriggs Wood
- Maulds Meaburn Edge & Moor
- Meaburn Hall
- Micklebank Lane
- Morland Bank
- Penhurrock
- Pithills Plant
- Plover Rigg
- Potrigg
- Raise Bank(lost)
- Ravens Gill
- Reagill Grange
- Roans
- Robin Hood's Grave
- Sandpot Hole
- Scar Plant
- Scattergate Gill
- Seal Howe
- Seat Hill
- Shap Wells
- Slack Randy
- Slacks