Watermillock
Major Settlement in the Parish of Watermillock
Historical Forms
- Wethermelok 1253 Ipm 1682 Norfolk
- Wedermelok' 1285 For
- Wedirmeilok in Graystok' 1340 GDR
- Wedermeyloc 1348 Ipm
- Wethirmelok 1359 ib
- Weddermeloke 1487 Ipm
- Whethermelok c.1382 Carliol
- Wattermannok 1541 MinAcct
- Waltermelocke 1568 PR(Greystoke)
- Watermelocke 1572 ib
- Watermillock 1678 CW(OS)vii
- Waythermealocke 1643 PR(Greystoke)
- moram de Wethermelok' 1292 Ass
Etymology
As Ekwall (DEPN) states, Millock is in origin a Welsh hill-name, paralleled in Mellock Hill, one of the Ochils. The diminutive *Moelog was applied to Little Mell Fell to distinguish it from Great Mell Fell which was called Moel , 'bare hill.' The prefix Wether , now replaced by Water , is presumably OE weðer , '(castrated) ram.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
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