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.

Calthwaite

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

Historical Forms

  • Caluethweyt, Caluethwayt 1272,1285 For 1619 ExchKR
  • Calthwayt(e) 1348 Orig 1460 Fine
  • Calthatt 1580 Border
  • Cawthwayte 1591 DKRxxxviii

Etymology

'Calf clearing,' v. c(e)alf, þveit .