Wooloaks
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hesket in the Forest
Historical Forms
- Wolfaykes 1285 For
- Wllaykes 1338 MinAcct
- les Wollaykes 1361,1380 Pat 1377,1386 Fine
- Wollakes 1381 Pat, IpmR
- le Wulakes 1394 Pat
- Wollaykes al. Wulakes 1404 ib
- al. Wellaykes 1443 ib
- Woolakes 1600 PR(Penrith)
- Woolla(i)ks 1619 ExchKR
- Wollyackes 1650 ParlSurv
- Wool-Laiks 1686 Todd
- Wool-Aikes 1703 CWii
- Low Wool Oaks 1814 ib
Etymology
In spite of the 1285 form this name is, as Professor Ekwall argues, in origin the same as Ullock (infra 367), but with the first element anglicised to Wulf -.
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
- Castle Hewin
- Court Thorn
- Ellerton Grange
- Glashouses
- Itonfield
- 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