Portinscale
Early-attested site in the Parish of Above Derwent
Historical Forms
- Porqeneschal c.1160 Fountains
- Portewinscales c.1265 ib
- Portewynscales 1285 For
- Porwinescall 1278 Ass
- Portanskale 1399 IpmR
- Portenscales 1543 MinAcct
- Portinskaille 1568 PR(Crosth)
Etymology
This is a compound of OE portcwene , 'townwoman, harlot,' and skáli, 'shieling.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Braithwaite
- Gutherscale
- Skelgill
- Birkrigg
- High and Low Coledale
- Copperheap Bay
- Derwent Fells
- Goldscope Mine
- Swithenthate
- Fawepark
- How
- Keskadale
- Long Bridge
- Newlands
- Revelin Moss
- Rogerside
- St Herbert's Island
- Thornthwaite
- Uzzicar
Other OS name
- Black Crag
- Calfclose Wood
- Cat Bells
- Causey Pike
- The Croft
- Dale Bottom
- Derwent Bay
- Derwent Hill
- Ellas Crag
- Gill
- Gill Bank
- Jenkin Hill
- Lanefoot
- Lingholme
- Little Dale
- Little Town
- Low Ho
- High Moss
- Otterbield Bay
- Otter Island
- Overside Wood
- Pan Holes
- Pow Ho
- Victoria Bay
- Braithwaite How
- Brandelhow
- Gray Stones
- Ladstock Wood
- Roodlands
- Braithwaite Moss
- Brandelhow Park
- Greenah Hill
- Hallgarth
- Hawse End
- Highgate
- Hollins
- Pow How
- Rosetrees
- Rowling End
- Silver Hill
- High and Low Snab
- Stair
- Stile End
- Stonycroft
- Swinside
- Thwaitehill
- Ullock
- Ullock Moss
- Woodend
- Howend Plantation
- Aikin Ho
- Barf
- Bawd Hall
- Beckside
- Beckstones
- Gillbrow
- King's Wood
- Powter Howe
- Windyhill Wood