Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Trutebek 1272 Ipm 1279 Ass15 1345 Cl

• Trutbek 1444 ChancM

• Trout(e)bek, Trout(e)beck(e) 1324,1335 Ipm 1336 Pat 1337 SR 1340 Ch 1656 CWxxiv,72

• -in Kendale 1352 Misc

• Trowt(e)be(c)k(e) 1390–4 Kendii,43 1439 MinAcct 1588 Comm

• Trought(e)bek 1437,1443 Kendi,45,ii,44 1446 Pat 1451 Fine

Etymology

The parish takes its name from the stream Trout Beck (i, 14supra ). The Trought - spellings preserve the older form truht for trout .