Branthwaite
Early-attested site in the Parish of Caldbeck
Historical Forms
- Braunthwait 1332 SR
- Braunthwayt 1345 GDR
- Brounthwayt 1357 ib
- Branthwaite 1560 Cocker
- High, Low 1697 ib
- Branthwaite Caldbeck 1793 CW(OS)ix
Etymology
Although no form in Bram - is recorded for this name, it probably, like Branthwaite infra 366, contains ME brame , 'bramble.' The second element is þveit .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Fairy Bridge
- High Row
- Parkend
- Wath
- Caldbeck Fells
- Crook Bank
- Faulds
- Fell Side
- Flat
- Gillfoot
- The Green
- Hare Stones
- Harrison Ho
- Hazelhurst
- Norman
- Pasture Lane
- Pikeless Gate
- Potts Gill
- Ratten Row
- Red Scar
- Rough Close
- Scalerigg Ho
- Snab
- Stotgill
- Street Head
- Toothill
- Haltcliff Bridge
- Askew Mire
- Bannest Hill
- Biggards
- The Bog
- Brackenriggs
- Burblethwaite
- Calebrack
- Clay Gap
- Height
- Howk
- Hudscales
- Hutton Sceugh
- Intack
- Knott
- Linewath
- Longlea
- Lonning Foot and Head
- Matthew Rudding
- Moor Ho
- Nether Row
- Townend
- Woodhall
- Woodhall Park
- Dyke Nook
- High
- Paddigill
- Townhead