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.

Lowthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Watermillock

Historical Forms

  • Lowthwayte 1540 AOMB
  • Lowthat 1570 PR(Greystoke)
  • High Lowthwaite 1747 PR

Etymology

is Lowthwayte 1540AOMB , Lowthat 1570 PR (Greystoke), High Lowthwaite 1747 PR . ' Low þveit . '