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.

Settle

Major Settlement in the Parish of Giggleswick

Historical Forms

  • Setel 1086 DB 12 Sawl104d Ric1 Puds e.13 Sawl91d 1227 Puds 1246 Ass29d 1465 Pat
  • Setel in Ribblesdale 1258 Ch
  • Setell 1218 Percy 1321 Puds
  • Setil(l), Setyl(l) c.1160 Sawl117 Hy3 Font 1285 KI 1500 Ipm
  • Settil(l), Settyl(l) 1303 KF 1405 Pat 1592 FF
  • Settyl(l) in Craven 1572 Raist
  • Setele 13 Font 1218,1227,1251 FF
  • Setle 1325 Puds 1379 PT 1630 PRWd
  • Settle 1553 WillY 1588 FF

Etymology

From OE  setl 'an abode, a dwelling'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name