Birkettfield
Other OS name in the Parish of Threlkeld
Historical Forms
- Bürckhet fealde 1574 ElizKes
- Birket field 1615 PR(Greystoke)
Etymology
is Bürckhet fealde 1574 ElizKes, Birket field 1615 PR(Greystoke) . The form of 1574 reflects the speech of the German miners working in the Keswick area in the 16th century .