Wythop
| Wythop | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Wythop Beck and Eskin farm | |
| OS grid reference | NY182290 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COCKERMOUTH |
| Postcode district | CA13 |
| Dialling code | 017687 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Wythop is a civil parish in the north of Cumbria, England between Cockermouth and Keswick. Population details are no longer maintained and can be found included in the parish of Embleton
Wythop is within one mile of the hamlets of Dubwath (in the parish of Setmurthy) and Wythop Mill (in Embleton).
Administratively Wythop forms part of the district of Allerdale.
Etymology
'Wythop' is " 'withy valley', cf. 'wīðig', 'hop' " (from the Old English).[1] 'Wīðig','withy' means 'willow', 'hop' means 'a small enclosed valley'; so 'Wythop' is the 'valley of willow trees'.
See also
References
- ^ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xxi. Vol. Part 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 457.
External links
Media related to Wythop at Wikimedia Commons- Cumbria County History Trust: Wythop (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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