English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Wythwaite

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkland and Blencarn

Historical Forms

  • Wythwayth 1304 Lowther
  • ov., nether Wythwayte 1564 FF
  • Wythaite 1708 PR(Milburn)

Etymology

In view of the modern pronunciation, the first element is probably OE  wīðig, 'withy.' The second is pveit.

Places in the same Parish