Flawith Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.0823°N -1.2641°W
Official Name:Flawith
Civil Parish:Flawith
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:YORK
Postcode District:YO61
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE482654

Flawith is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.[1] [2] It is situated approximately 4miles south-west of Easingwold. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aldwark.

The origin of the place-name is not clear. One explanation is that it comes from the Old Norse words flagth and vath meaning ford of the female troll or witch. Alternatively it might come from the Old Norse flatha meaning flat meadow or from the Old English fleathe meaning water-lily. The place-name appears as Flathwayth in c. 1190.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 100 Malton & Pickering (Helmsley & Easingwold). 9780319231203 . Ordnance Survey. 2012.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer . csv (download) . 1 January 2016 . Ordnance Survey . www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 18 February 2016.
  3. Book: A Dictionary of British Place Names. A.D.. Mills. Oxford University Press. Oxford. first published 1991. 2011. First edition revised 2011. 9780199609086. 190.