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.

Birthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Windermere

Historical Forms

  • Birkthwet 1626 Ct
  • Berkthwaite 1777 NB

Etymology

, 1707Ct , Birkthwet 1626Ct 103, Berkthwaite 1777 NB 179 , ' birch clearing ' , v. birki , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name