Clesketts
Early-attested site in the Parish of Farlam
Historical Forms
- Claschet c.1245,c.1270 Laner
- Clascot 1603 Map
- Burne kleskett 1589 ExchKR
- Cleskett 1832 Boothby
Etymology
The second element is British *caiton (to 3rd cent.), later, *c ton , later British *c don , PrimW *c d , 'wood.' The first may be glas , 'grey,' but the absence of any spellings with initial g suggest a word equivalent to Welsh clas in clasdir , 'glebe land.'
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Farlam Fell and Hall
- Black Hill
- High Bowbank
- Low Bowbank
- Brackenside
- Broom Hill
- Clement Leazes
- Cleugh Head
- Silver Top
- Woodend
- Woodside
- Wrigglehill
- Bowbank
- Greenlea Cross
- Williamgill
- Boon Hill
- Forest Head
- Whinny Fell
- Coal Fell
- High Fell
- Kirkhouse
- High and Low Lonning
- Moss Hill
- New Garth
- Park
- Riggfoot
- Shaw Brow
- Silver Side