Whelpo
Early-attested site in the Parish of Caldbeck
Historical Forms
- Cuelpou 1278 Ass
- Quelphowe 1305 Ipm
- Whelpehowe 1333 Misc
- Whelpho 1336 Ipm 1343 Cocker
- Whelpowe 1540 MinAcct
- Whelphay 1777 NB
- Whelpa 1795 CW(OS)ix
Etymology
'Hill of the whelps or cubs,' v. ON hvelpr and haugr . Cf. Whelprigg (We).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Howthwaite
- Brae Fell
- Branthwaite
- Brownrigg
- Greenrigg
- Haltcliff Hall
- Sokbrodland
- Wodekocshotes
- Hesket Newmarket
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