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.

Steel End

Other OS name in the Parish of St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn

Historical Forms

  • Steelle End 1570 PR(Crosth)
  • Stele end 1586 ib
  • Stillend 1610 Derwent

Etymology

is Steelle End 1570 PR (Crosth), Stele end 1586 ib., Stillend 1610Derwent . v. stigel . It is at the end of the old path from Dunmail Raise .