English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Wyden

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Widenesgate, Wrdennesgate 1200–26 Cockers
  • Widene 1210–40 ib
  • Widen(gate) 1210–46 ib
  • Wyden 1343 ADiv

Etymology

Wyden (lost), Widenesgate , Wrdennesgate 1200–26 Cockers, 'water of Widene ' 1210–40 ib, Widen (gate )1210–46 ib, Wyden 1343 AD iv.'Wide valley', v. wīd , denu , and gata 'road'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site