Askerton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Askerton
Historical Forms
- duas Askertonas t.Rici Laner c.1195 ib
- Askerton c.1225 ib
- magna 1256 ib
- parva 1589 ExchKR
- Askyrton' 1291 Ass
- Askreton 1295 Cl
- Ascreton 1332 SR 1340 GDR
- High, Lowe Askerton 1603 Gilsland
Etymology
Probably, as suggested by Sedgefield (9), 'Ásgeirr 's tūn.' Björkman notes the forms Ascarus (NP 13) and Askerus (ZEN 15) for this Scandinavian name found in English documents.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Askerton Castle
- Askerton Park
- Allergarth
- Barron's Pike
- The Beacon
- Birch Bush and Birk Bush
- Birky Clugh
- Bogside
- Bottle Crag
- Brown Hill
- Bull Cleugh
- Bush
- Bushley Bank
- The Butt
- Cammock Rigg
- Cocklet Rigg
- Collin Bank
- Doe Hill
- Elliotstown
- Fawcettlees
- Flowery Hirst
- Foulbog Rigg and Sike
- Gillalees
- High and Low Grains
- Haining Bank
- Herd Hill
- Howdale
- Jobscleugh
- Jock's Hill
- Knorren Lodge
- Lonning Head
- Lynes
- Meughsgate
- Mount Hulie
- Oakstock
- High and Low Park
- Parkgate
- Red Hall
- Rigg Head
- Room's Cragg
- Shaw Plantation
- Shopford
- Side Fell
- Smithsteads
- Stack Cleugh
- Woodhead
Early-attested site
Field
- Brampton Loane
- Micklbanks farme
- Purdenfield
- Kirbeckmouth
- Oxclose
- le Readesteade
- Thornethwaite
- le Craggeshill
- the Birkhurste
- the Craghead ( e )
- ( the ) Langrig ( ge )
- Loggansike
- Mothersike
- Preist ( e ) feilde
- Rumslakesike
- Turfstackhill
- Unmanrawe
- Whitehilbecke
- Crafforde hill
- Hawe hill
- Hawesbuske
- Heihole
- Hen Hill
- the Noble Sheildes
- the appletree hirst
- the blackmire
- the caple croft
- Carnebury lodge
- the cragge scheale
- the frith
- the graye close
- le harvestsheils
- the hawle boogge
- Lamleyrigge
- the scalle brige
- Gaite -
- Gaytemos ( s ) e
- Laverkewode
- Bowthrelbancke
- Geytecragges
- Midelsheses