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Survey of English Place-Names

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Adamthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Ravenstonedale

Historical Forms

  • Adamthwat 1585,1598 PR
  • Adamthwait(e) 1641,1684 1777 M

Etymology

, Adamthwat 1585, 1598 PR, Adamthwait (e )1641, 1684 ib,1777 M , the pers. n. Adam , v. þveit ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement