Postlethwaite (Ta)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Millom and Millom Rural
Historical Forms
- manerium de Postelthayt, Posteltwaith Ass, Postelthweyt 1279 ib
Etymology
In the latter case, the plaintiff said it was a manor, but the defendant said it was part of the vill of Kirksanton. There is no other recorded example of this place-name, but it is presumably the origin of the widespread Cumbrian family-name Postlethwaite . Unfortunately, the derivation of the name is obscure.Formally, it may contain the ON postoli , 'apostle,' but there are no known religious associations of the site. The name should possibly be associated with Postle Meadow, a mile and a half to the south. v. þveit .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Applehead
- Ash Ho
- Bankside
- Beck
- Beck Bank
- Beckfoot
- High Beckstones Mill
- Blea Moss
- Boadhole
- Boghouse
- Borwick Rails
- Bridge End
- Broadgate
- Buckman Hall
- Burnfield
- Crag Hall
- Crag Ho
- The Croft
- Cross
- Cross Ho
- Dashatgate
- Elf Hall
- Fenwick
- Graystone Ho
- The Green
- Hall Bank
- Hall Green
- Harrath
- Haws
- High Brow
- The Hill
- Hodbarrow
- Hole Ho
- Intake Wood
- Knottend
- Lady Hall
- Limestone Hall
- Low Ho
- Mains Brow
- Marshside
- Midlow Hill
- Mire Ho
- The Moor
- Moorend
- Moss Side
- New Field
- New Hall
- The Oaks
- Oxenbows
- Great Paddy Crag
- Pannatt Hill
- Parkhead
- Pikewell
- Po Ho
- Pohouse Bank
- Raylands
- Roanlands
- Scale Hook
- High, Middle and Low Shaw
- Slapestone
- Smallthwaite
- Spunham
- Stile Hill
- Stile Side
- Stoneside Hill
- Strands
- Tarnhead
- Under Hill
- Waterblean
- Whins
- Whitriggs Close
- Windy Slack
- Wood Ho
- Woods
- Millom Castle
- Arnaby Mill
- Duddon Bank
- Duddon Bridge
- Duddon Hall
- High Lowscales
- Thwaites Fell
- Thwaites Mill
- Thwaite Yeat
- Hallthwaites