Hesket Farm and Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Watermillock
Historical Forms
- Eskheved 1253,1306 Ipm 1307,1353 Cl
- riuulus de Eskeheued 1292 Ass
- Eskeheued by Hoton 1317 Fine
- Esketlands 1568 LRMB
- Heskett 1588 PR
- pedem de Eskett, le heskett Landes 1604 LRMB
Etymology
'Ash-tree headland,' v. eski , hēafod , and cf. Hesket Newmarket infra 277.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aira Force
- Bennethead
- Glencoyne Park
- Gowbarrow Hall, Park and Wood
- Greenah
- 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