Ruthwaite
Major Settlement in the Parish of High Ireby
Historical Forms
- Rutheweyt 1242 Pipe
- Ruthwayt 1256 FF
- Rughthweyt 1296 Ipm
- Rughtwait in Ireby 1324 Lowther
- Routtweyt 1300 GDR
- Routhwayte 1540 AOMB
- Roughthwayte 1543 MinAcct
- Rowthwate 1576 S
Etymology
'Rough þveit,' v. rūh .