Bennethead
Early-attested site in the Parish of Watermillock
Historical Forms
- Baynwytheued 1285 For 1292 Ass
- Baynwycheved, Baynocheved 1316 Ipm
- Banerhede 1487 ib
- Benethead 1580 PR
- Benneathhead 1727 ib
- Benethead-Banks 1789 Clarke
Etymology
'Holly headland,' from ON beinviðr , 'holly,' and hēafod.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aira Force
- Glencoyne Park
- Gowbarrow Hall, Park and Wood
- Greenah
- Hesket Farm and Wood
- Longthwaite
- Lyulph's Tower
- Maidencastle
- Sparket
- Thackthwaite
- Ulcat Row
- Castlehows Point and Rumneys Mead
Other OS name
- Bennethead Banks
- Glencoyne Bridge
- Greenrow
- Sparket Mill
- Baldhow
- High and Low Birchclose
- Brackenrigg
- Brownrigg
- Clarkgate
- Common Fell
- Cove
- Crag
- Crofthead
- Folly
- The Hause
- High Ho
- Hill
- Horrockwood
- Jennyhill
- Joyful Tree
- Knotts
- Landends
- Lanehead
- Leaming Ho
- Lowthwaite
- Moorend
- Nabend
- Oldchurch
- Park Ho
- Peely Slapehold
- Priest's Crag
- Riddings Plantation
- Sike
- Skelly Neb
- Thornythwaite
- Todgill
- Tongue
- Townend Bridge
- Wreay
- Yew Crag