Oldchurch
Other OS name in the Parish of Watermillock
Historical Forms
- a place called the Old Church 1606 PR
Etymology
is a place called the Old Church 1606 PR . Cf. New Church 1674 ib.(Crosth) , New Kirk 1789 Clarke , Sparkett Newchurch 1825 PR(Barton) . The house is on the site of the church which formerly stood here . “ The whole parish is commonly called ' Newkirk parish , ' probably from a chapel consecrated in 1558 ” ( NB ii , 370 ) .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aira Force
- Bennethead
- Glencoyne Park
- Gowbarrow Hall, Park and Wood
- Greenah
- Hesket Farm and Wood
- Longthwaite
- Lyulph's Tower
- Maidencastle
- Sparket
- Thackthwaite
- Ulcat Row
- Castlehows Point and Rumneys Mead
Other OS name
- Bennethead Banks
- Glencoyne Bridge
- Greenrow
- Sparket Mill
- Baldhow
- High and Low Birchclose
- Brackenrigg
- Brownrigg
- Clarkgate
- Common Fell
- Cove
- Crag
- Crofthead
- Folly
- The Hause
- High Ho
- Hill
- Horrockwood
- Jennyhill
- Joyful Tree
- Knotts
- Landends
- Lanehead
- Leaming Ho
- Lowthwaite
- Moorend
- Nabend
- Park Ho
- Peely Slapehold
- Priest's Crag
- Riddings Plantation
- Sike
- Skelly Neb
- Thornythwaite
- Todgill
- Tongue
- Townend Bridge
- Wreay
- Yew Crag