Great Crosthwaite
Early-attested site in the Parish of Keswick
Historical Forms
- Crostweit c.1150 StB
- Crostwayt c.1160 Fountains
- Crosthuueit c.1200 Coll.Top.etGen.
- Crostwaith c.1210 Fountains
- Great Crosthayth c.1220 ib
- Croswait c.1255 ib
- Crossethwayth 1283 ib
- Crosthat 1570 PR(Greystoke) 1621 ib
- Crostat 1648 ib
- Croswath 1250 Fountains
- Crosswayth c.1255 ib
- Crosswater, Groweswetter 1553–5 ECP
- Corsthwaite 1750 Pococke
- Crosttwait c.1220 Fountains
- parva Crostweyt in Bastenthwayt 1292 Ass
- parua Crosthwate 1450 Netherhall
- Lytyll Crostwat 1563 PR(Crosth)
Etymology
'þveitmarked by a cross.'