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.

Castle Mill and Castlerigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Distington

Historical Forms

  • Castlerigg 1743 LowtherW

Etymology

( both 6 ″ ) . Cf. Distingtoncum castro ibidem 1392 IpmR . The latter is Castlerigg 1743LowtherW . v. hrycg .