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.

Nether Wasdale

Parish in the County of Cumberland

Etymology

The detached part of Nether Wasdale was transferred to Irton (supra 402), and part of Eskdale and Wasdale (supra 388) was transferred to Nether Wasdale, in 1934.

Major Settlements