Castle Hewin
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hesket in the Forest
Historical Forms
- Castelewyn(e) 1272,1285 For 1338 MinAcct 1357 GDR
- Castlewen 1540 Lowther 18th ExchKR 1619
- Castel Luen c.1540 Leland
- Castle Hewin, Castle-Ewaine 1794 H
- Castle Hewen 1816 Lysons
Etymology
Latin Eugenius , which was borrowed into OWelsh as Eugein , gave later Ewein , Ywein , Owein , Owain and Owen .Whether the Ewein whose name appears here is Owain, king of the Cumbrians, as identified by earlier historians of Cumberland, or the Ywain of Arthurian legend, or some unknown person of this name, cannot now be determined.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Armathwaite
- Barrock Park, Great Barrock Wood, Little Barrock, Barrock Fell and Barrockside
- Blaburthwaite
- Brangull
- Broad Field
- Lambsceugh
- Ravensgill Plantation
- Southwaite
- Tarn Wadling
- Calfgarth Plantation
- Court Thorn
- Ellerton Grange
- Glashouses
- Itonfield
- Wooloaks
- Calthwaite
- Morton Sceugh
- Caraverick
- Randerside Hall
Other OS name
- Armathwaite Bridge
- Barrowling
- Crook's Mill
- Fairbank
- Galleywreay
- Gill Wood
- Hackingbag
- Hallrigg
- Hayclose
- High Ho
- High Wood
- Pyeing Fm
- Blacksykes
- Bottom Ho
- Brackenbrough Tower
- Brackenhill Wood
- Carlehow Hill
- Causeway Ho
- Coltclose
- Hill Houses
- Laiking Wood
- Lingclose
- Ling Ho
- Lothiangill
- Low Ho
- Lowstreet
- Macybank
- Mellguards
- Nebsteps Wood
- Nunclose
- Old Town
- Petteril Bank
- Sceughdykes
- Sceugh Head
- Sewell Houses
- Spoilbank Plantation
- Streethead
- Thornbarrow
- Wham Inn
- Woodhead
- Armathwaite Castle
- Aiketgate
- Dentons
- Horseclose Plantation
- Pyetmire Wood
- Armathwaite Mill
- Bents Cottage
- Ewelockhill
- Kingriggs