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.

Castlethwaite

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Castelthwatt 1324 MinAcct

Etymology

Castlethwaite, 1658 Chwd(KS) 171, 1823 M, Castelthwatt 1324MinAcct , 'Clearing near the castle', v. castel , þveit . The castle is Pendragon castle (infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site