Widewath
Early-attested site in the Parish of Askham
Historical Forms
- Wythewat 1289 Lowth
- Wythewath 1615 PR
- Wythwayt 1328 Banco
- Withwath(e), Wythwath(e) 1420 CWxxi,180 1586 PR 1741 PR(Bm)
- Widewath 1635 PR 1675 PR(Bm) 1823 M
Etymology
'Ford by the willows', v. víðir , vað ; the ford crossed Heltondale Beck.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Haber Hill & Tarn
- Heltondale Beck
- Heltonhead
- Howe Gill
- Howe Hill, High Howe Hill
- Jeanie Brewster's Well
- Keldron Spring
- Kettle Crag
- Knotts
- Loadpot Hill & Hole
- Lowclose
- Lund's Wood
- Mally's Well
- Wartches
- Whitestone Moor
- Wofa Holes
- Wood Hill
- Heining Wood
- Nesgilhow Beck
- White Raise
- Annas Sike
- Askham Bridge, Hall, & Fell
- The Castle
- Cop Stone
- Crackhill Nook
- Crookwath Bridge
- Dale Hause
- Dewpot Holes
- The Dod
- Don Bottom
- Dub Hill
- Gillriggs
- Mark's Well
- Outgang Fm
- Potlands Gate
- Pulpit Holes
- Riddingleys Top
- The Riggs
- St Peter's Church
- Scalegate, Scalegill Wood, Scales
- Skirsgill Hill
- Standing Stones
- Tarn Moor
- Threepow Raise
- Tom Winder's Loom
- Hag Stones
- Millkeld Sike
- Whitbysteads