English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Monkwath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wetheral

Historical Forms

  • Munehewat c.1100 Weth
  • Munchwath c.1165 ib
  • Le Munkwath 1342 WethA
  • Monkwath 1553 NB

Etymology

'Monk ford,' v. vað .