Whitbarrow, Whitbarrow Scar
Early-attested site in the Parish of Heversham
Historical Forms
- Witeber, Wyteber 1186–1200 Kendii,90
- Witeberge 1196 FF, Kend ii, 116
- Witebergh 1241 FF 1303 Ass6
- Whitberg(h) 1187–1200 Kendii,115 1332 ib
- Whitbarrow(e), Whytbarrow(e) 1582 1592 1631 Dep
- Whitebergh 1241 Kendii,118
- Whitbarrow Scar 1777 NB 1793 WestM
Etymology
'The white hill', v. hwīt , beorg , sker . This long and lofty ridge of carboniferous limestone has great precipitous scars exposing the face of the rock (cf. White Scar infra ).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Savin Hill
- Scale Hill
- Slape Scars
- Spout Ho
- Staithwaite Borrow
- Stakes Moss
- Stankeld Plant
- Stubbing Wood
- Tarn Hill, Tarnside
- Thorfor Bridge
- Totter Bank
- Town End, Town Yeat
- Wakebarrow
- Watson's Wood
- Wheatlands Wood
- Whitebeck, Whitebeck Bridge
- White Scar
- Whitlingpot Well
- Windyhowe Hill
- Woodside
- High & Low Yews
- Bank Fm
- Bridge Ho
- Capon Crag
- Deepthwaite
- Ellers Wood
- Fishcarling Head
- Haverflatts
- Hawbarrow
- Heversham Hall & Head
- Horncop
- Marsh Drain
- Park Hill & Ho
- Rowell
- Banner Riggs
- Bradley Fm
- Greenhead
- Greenside Fm
- Harry Brow
- Hincaster Hall
- Sellet Hall & Hill
- Well Heads
- Bell Wood
- Birks Cottage
- Brettargh Holt
- Brigsteer Mill
- Causeway End
- Cotes
- Crow Wood
- Deer Hill & Park
- Diana's Temple
- Dropping Well
- Eversley Ho
- Fell Side
- Fiddler's Causeway
- Grievegate Lane
- Halforth
- Heaves
- Holme Bottom
- Hyning
- Lane End
- Levens Bridge, Hall, Moss, & Park
- Nether Levens
- Lily Wood
- Lord's Plain
- Parkend Lane
- Park Head
- Quaggs House Fm
- Salt Marsh
- Sampool Bridge
- Savinbrow
- Scar Bank
- Sizergh Fell
- Spout Ho
- Turn Hole
- Whinthwaite
- Beggarside Hill
- Grisleymires, Grisley Well
- High Cragg Yeat
- Marsh Rd
- Milnthorpe Bridge
- Paradise Lane
- Park Side
- St Anthony's Ho & Tower
- Birkrigg Park
- Broken Brow
- Carter Ho
- Commonmire
- Crooklands
- Deer Park
- Endmoor
- Enyeat
- Eskrigg Lane
- Field End
- Hollycroft
- Kidside
- Lane Fm
- Lorrimer Yeat
- Low Park
- Milton
- Milton Moor
- Old Hall
- Peasey Bridge
- Row End & Head
- Sepulchre Lane
- Spy's Acre Wood
- Storth End
- Stubb Fm
- Summerlands
- Urchin Rigg
- Basinghyll Mills
- Force Bridge
- High Ho
- Priestmire
- Raines Hall
- The Waste
- Wilson Place
- Barrows Green
- Cockrigg
- Cornthwaite(lost)
- Eccles Lodge
- Halfpenny
- Hawthorn Hill
- The Helm, Helm End
- High Ho
- Horse Bank
- Humphrey
- Knotts
- Mary Bank
- Mill Bridge
- Shyreakes Lane
- Skettlegill
- Stainton Beck
- Stainton Ings
- Stang, Stanggreen
- Underhelm Fm
- Viver
- Anastice
- Arndale Beck
- Backhouse Bank
- Barkbooth
- Barney Crags
- Bendhue Hill
- Bennett's Wood
- High & Low Birks
- Borderside
- Bowland Bridge
- Broad Oak
- Broomer Dale
- Cartmell Fold
- Catcragg
- Church Bank & Lane
- Cock Moss
- Colehowe Wood
- Cowclose Wood
- The Crag
- Crosthwaite Green & Mill
- Dawson Fold
- Dodds Howe
- Draw Well
- Durham Bridge
- Esp Ford
- Fell Edge & Side
- Flodder Hall
- Foldham Hill
- Forestead Spring
- Fothersty Green
- Foxhole Bank
- Gillbirks
- Gilpin Bank & Fm
- Grass Garth
- Green Bank
- Greendale Wood
- Hardrigg
- Haycote
- High & Low Heads
- Hemp Rake
- The High
- Hill Top
- Hollow Clough Gill
- Hollow Stones
- Holmes Lane & Wood
- Howe
- Howe Ridding
- Johnscales
- Keen Wood
- Kit's Ridding
- Lamb Howe
- Linhead Wood
- Lord's Bridge & Seat
- Low
- Lyth Moss
- Maze Well
- Megbeck Well
- Michael Yeat
- Mill Bridge & Dam
- Mireside
- Mirk Howe
- Moon's Wood
- Moss Side
- Nabs
- New Ho
- Night Hill
- Oak Bank
- Park Cottage
- Pether Pots
- Pinfold Hill
- Pool Bank
- Pool Bridge
- Raven's Crag
- Rawsons
- Rickettrae
- Row
- Row Head
- St Mary's Church
- Sanderson Fold