Halecat
Early-attested site in the Parish of Beetham
Historical Forms
- Hale Cat, Halekat 1256 Kendii,251
- Halecatt 1770 Bthm
- Halkat 1280 FF 1354 ChancM
- Hall catt 1631 Dep
Etymology
Halecat, Hale Cat , Halekat 1256 Kend ii, 251, Halecatt 1770 Bthm, Halkat 1280FF , 1354ChancM (a wood), Hall catt 1631Dep , possibly an inversion compound of halh 'nook of land' and ON Káti , or ON hali 'animal's tail', which is used in Norw p.ns. like Katralen 'cat's tail' (NG i, 44) or Dan Kattehale (DaSN(Sj) xxxi, 377) to denote a long narrow piece of arable land (cf. NGIndl 52, J. Sahlgren, Ort - namnssällskapet , Uppsala 1948, 8 ff). The second el. would be OE catt 'cat, wild-cat'.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Black Dyke
- Blackstone Point
- Briar Field
- Copridding Wood
- Dobshall Wood
- Frith Wood
- Grubbins Wood
- Hagg Wood
- Hare Parrock
- Heathwaite
- The Birks
- Arnbarrow
- Atkinson's Bridge
- Beetham Bridge, Fell, Hall, Mill, & Park
- Broom Field
- Burntbarrow Plant
- Carr Bank
- Chapel Hill
- Cornthwaite
- Crag Mount
- Creep i' th' Call Bridge
- Dallam Wheel
- Deepdale Ho
- Dick Fell Hill
- Dolly Wood
- Ellers
- Elmsfield
- Farleton Beck, Bridge, Fell, & Knott
- Fell End
- Fiery Ho
- Friar Cote
- Hale Fell, Green, Head, & Moss
- Higging Head
- High Cote
- Hodgson's Bridge
- Hollins Well
- Holme Beck
- Kiln-, Green, Kiln Hall
- Knotts Hill
- Longthroughs Wood
- Low Ho
- Marsden Fm
- Milnthorpe Sands
- Moor Rigg
- Moss Hall
- The Park
- Pool Darkin
- Puddle Mire
- Pye's Bridge Fm
- St John's Chapel & Cross
- St Michael's Church & Well
- Saltmarsh
- Sandside
- Shaw Ho
- Slack Head
- Sunny Hall Wood
- Tarn Bank & Close
- Temple Bank
- Thompson's Bridge
- Thrang End Bridge
- Throughs Lane
- Townend Fm
- Underlaid Wood
- Waterhouse Mill
- Whinscar Plant
- Wood Edge
- Wray
- Birkswood
- Crag Wood
- Highstock Bridge
- Longriddings Wood
- Meathop Fell, Marsh, Moss, & Park
- Salt Marsh
- Askew Green
- Bark Ho
- Beck Head
- Bellart How
- Birks
- Bleacott
- Bleacrag Bridge
- Boat Bridge
- Bowes Lodge
- Bowgreave Busk
- Buckhouse Wood
- Burns Bridge
- Cat Crag
- Crag Wood
- Elleray Coppy
- Fell End
- Fern Hill
- Foulshaw
- High Yeat
- Holy Well
- Key Moss
- Kirket Nook
- Knot Wood
- Lawns Ho
- Levens Hollin
- Long Howe
- Low Wood
- Moss Howe
- Nether Hall
- Park Wood
- Salt Marsh
- Slate Hill
- Spa Ho(lost)
- Strickland Hill
- Stripe Bridge
- Town End
- Witherslack Hall
- Yewbarrow
- Arnside Knott, Moors & Park
- Inglemere
- Middlebarrow Hill
- New Barns
- Red Hills
- Salt Marsh
- Stonycroft
- Uplands
- Wood Head
- Turner Hill
- Hollins Fm