English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Calfgarth Plantation

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hesket in the Forest

Historical Forms

  • la Calvegarth 1316 Fine

Etymology

'Calf enclosure,' v. c(e)alf, garðr .