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.

Armitstead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Giggleswick

Historical Forms

  • Armetstede 1379 PT 1394 Sawl107d
  • Armitsteid 1526 WillY
  • Armytstead, Armitstead 1575 1742 PRIng
  • Armestead 1653 WillS

Etymology

Armitstead, Armetstede 1379 PT (p), 1394Sawl 107d(p), Armitsteid 1526 WillY, Armytstead , Armitstead 1575 ib, 1742 PRIng, Armestead 1653 WillS. 'The hermit place or hermitage', v. ermite , stede .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name