High and Low Longthwaite
Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodside
Historical Forms
- Lounthwayt 1277 Hesley 1348 GDR 1578 Cocker
- Lounthweyt 1285 For
- Lounethweyt 1316 Ipm
- Loundthwayt 1360 Pat
- Lownthwate, Lownethwate 1597 CWxl
- Lonethwayte 1549 FF
Etymology
The first element here is probably the northern dialect word lown , 'quiet, sheltered' (see Lindkvist 117). The origin of the word has not been fully worked out, but derivation from ON logn , of similar meaning, is most likely. The second element is þveit .