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.

Derwent Foot

Other OS name in the Parish of Underskiddaw

Historical Forms

  • Derwannt Foote 1538 AOMB

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Derwannt Foote 1538AOMB . The place where Derwent falls into Bassenthwaite Lake .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement