Watendlath
Early-attested site in the Parish of Borrowdale
Historical Forms
- Wattendlane t.Rici CWiv
- Watendelair 1209–10 Furness
- Wattendelan t.John,1213 Fountains
- Wattenland 1546 NB
- Wathenthendelan 1211 Fountains
- Wattintindelan 1210–12 Scotland
- Wathendeland c.1250 Fountains
- Wateleth 1563 PR(Crosth)
- Wayteleth 1564 ib
- Waidendleth 1567 ib
- Wat(t)endleth 1564,1565 PR(Crosth)
- Watanlath 1784 West 1786 Gilpin
- Wantendlethe 1600 PR(Crosth)
Etymology
The first part of this name may well be a compound of ON vatn and endi, with the meaning 'end of the lake.' The vatn in question is presumably Watendlath Tarn. Ekwall (DEPN) compares Vassenden, from ON vatns endi , a common place-name in Norway. The forms of the final element vary too widely for any interpretation to be suggested.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Lodore
- Greenup Edge
- Long Strath
- High Scawdel
- Seathwaite
- Seatoller
- Stockley Bridge
- Stonethwaite
- Sty Head
- Ashness
- Brown Dodd
- Burthwaite Bridge
- Glaramara
- Grange
- Tongue Head
Other OS name
- Eagle Crag
- Reecastle Crag
- Lodore Cascade
- Base Brown
- Longthwaite
- Riggside
- Rosthwaite
- Shepherds Crag
- Shivery Knott
- Stake
- High Tove
- Seatoller Fell
- Sty Head Pass
- Dovenest Crag
- Manesty
- Borrowdale Fells
- Grange Crags
- Birch How
- Bowder Stone
- Bull Crag
- Capell Crag
- Castle Crag
- Chapel Ho
- Ellers
- Field Ho
- Goat Crags
- Great End
- Hanging Knotts
- High Seat
- Hind Side
- Hollows
- Hollow Stone
- How
- Leathes Cottage