Seaville
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holme Low
Historical Forms
- Seuyll' 1377 GDR
- Sevyll, Sevayll 1538 MinAcct
- Sevell 1581–97 CW(OS)x 1604 Ct
- Sevyle 1604 DKRxxxviii
- Ceuill 1635 Ct
- Sevill 1649 ParlSurv
Etymology
v. cot(e). It is perhaps a compound of sef and w(i)elle, hence 'rush spring' or 'stream.' It lies in marshy ground.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Ayntrepot
- Blitterlees
- Grune Ho and Point
- Hartlaw
- Longcummercatiff
- Silloth
- Skinburness
- Stone Ho
- Wytheskeld
- Wolsty and Wolsty Castle