Buttermere
Major Settlement in the Parish of Buttermere
Historical Forms
- Butermere 1230 Scotland
- Buttermer' 1260 Rental
- Buttremere 1283 MinAcct
- Buttermyre 1539 ib
- Bottermere 1256 FF
- Botermer' 1278 MinAcct
- Bouttermer' 1279 MinAcct
Etymology
The village takes its name from the lake supra 33. Cf. Buttermere in Tyndall 1346GDR in this county.