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Ullthwaite Bridge & Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Ulvethwayt 1301,1370 Kendi,14,309
  • Ulvethayth 1310 ib
  • Ulne- 1310 Ipm
  • Ulthwait(e), Ulthwayt(e) 1390 Kendi,325 1545 FF 1575 PR(K) 1823 M
  • -Hall 1558,1567 Visit
  • -Mill 1670 Ct
  • -Miln 1738 Rent3
  • Ultwaite 1570 FF
  • Ultwhat 1578 Kendi,333
  • Ultwhait 1580 1616,1621 PR(K)
  • Ulthtwhaite 1404 Kendi,326
  • Wooflett 1570 FF

Etymology

'Wolf-haunted clearing', v. ulfr , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement