Sparket
Early-attested site in the Parish of Watermillock
Historical Forms
- Sparcheued c.1250 Lowther
- Sperkeheved 1253 Ipm
- Sparkehefd 1323 ib
- Sparkheued 1332 SR 1348 Cl 1348,1359 Ipm
- Sparkeheved 1348 Ipm
- Sparkhed(e) 1419 IpmR 1711 PR(Greystoke)
- Sperket 1575 PR(Dacre)
- Sparket 1586 PR
- mills of Sparkehefd 1323 Cl
- Sparket Milne 1624 PaineBk
- Sparkhead Milln 1705 PR
Etymology
A number of place-names in southern England, such as Sparkford (Ha) and Sparkwell (D) seem to imply the existence of an OE *spearca or *spearce related to OE spræc , 'branch or twig,' with the probable meaning 'brushwood' (DEPN). The present name seems to contain a northern example of the same word. If so, the meaning is 'brushwood,' v. hēafod .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aira Force
- Bennethead
- Glencoyne Park
- Gowbarrow Hall, Park and Wood
- Greenah
- Hesket Farm and Wood
- Longthwaite
- Lyulph's Tower
- Maidencastle
- 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