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.

Fleetwith

Other OS name in the Parish of Buttermere

Historical Forms

  • Fleetwath 1783 Donald
  • Fleetwith 1784 West

Etymology

is Fleetwath 1783 Donald, Fleetwith 1784 West . Probably from fljót and vað .