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.

Capplethwaite Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Capelthwait 1214–20 Ch 1294
  • Capplethwaite 1682 NB 1769 Kendiii,306
  • Capplethwaite Hall 1865 OS
  • Caplethwait(e) c.1722 AnctHo 1771 PR(KL)

Etymology

Capplethwaite Hall, Capelthwait 1214–20 (1294) Ch, Capplethwaite 1682 NB 294, 1769 Kend iii, 306, (Capplethwaite Hall ) 1865 OS, Caplethwait (e )c. 1722AnctHo , 1771 PR(KL). 'Horse clearing', v. kapall 'horse', an ON word borrowed from Ir  capall 'horse, mare', occurring in several We p.ns.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site