Armathwaite
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ainstable
Historical Forms
- (monialibus de) Ermitethwait 1212 Cole
- Ermitethait c.1230 Weth
- Ermithwayt, Ermythwayt 1291 Tax 1292 Ass
- Ermitthwait 1306 Ipm
- Ermithwait 1331 Pat
- Ermynthwait c.1240 Weth
- Ermynthwayt 1317 Pat
- Hermithuait c.1240 Weth
- Hermithwayt 1371 Carliol
- Ermyngthait c.1250 Weth
- Ermethweyt 1279 Ass
- Ermethwayt 1376 FF
- Armathwayte Monialium 1536 LP
- Armethwate 1538 AOMB
- Nunnye (sic) 1576 S
Etymology
'Hermit þveit.' Cf. Armathwaite infra 200, 263. Monialium from the Benedictine nuns who were established here in the Norman period. The site appears as Nunnery on the 1″ O.S. map (Nunnye (sic)1576 S).