Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Undermiln(e)bek, Undermyln(e)bek, Undermyln(e)beck(e) 1376 Ipm 1390–4 Kendii,65 1442 Pat 1446 Cl 1636 Kendi,339

• Subtusmiln(e)bek, Subtusmyln(e) 1439 MinAcct 1442 Fine 1443 Pat 1530 MinAcct

• Undermilbeck 1574 Lease 1718 Ct

• Undermilbeck Common 1865 OS

Etymology

Undermillbeck Common, Undermiln (e )bek , Undermyln (e )bek , Undermyln (e )beck (e )1376 Ipm, 1390–4 Kend ii, 65, 1442 Pat, 1446 Clet passim to 1636 Kend i, 339, Subtusmiln (e )bek , Subtusmyln (e )1439MinAcct , 1442 Fine, 1443 Patet freq to 1530MinAcct , Undermilbeck 1574Lease 2, 1718Ct 8, (Undermilbeck Common ) 1865 OS. '(Land) below Mill Beck', v. under , cf. Underley (i, 44supra ). Mill Beck (i, 11supra ) is the boundary between Bowness and Windermere and much of the land referred to in the p.n. was in Bowness and Windermere; Undermillbeck included Winster which was a chapelry of Kendal.