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.

High Onset

Other OS name in the Parish of Bewcastle

Historical Forms

  • High Onsett 1696 Netherby

Etymology

is High Onsett 1696Netherby . These names probably contain Scand and northern dialect onset , ' farmstead , ' v. NED , sb . .