British and Irish Political Geography

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names A Dictionary of British Place-Names Further reading

Penrith

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Penrith, Australia, UK 1. Australia (New South Wales): founded in 1815 as Evan and then renamed Castlereagh. In 1818 it was renamed again after the English town.2. UK (England): could mean ‘Hill Ford’, ‘Chief Ford’, or ‘End of the Ford’ from the Welsh pen ‘hill’, ‘chief’, or ‘end’ and the Old Welsh rit ‘ford’.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Penrith." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Penrith." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Penrith.html

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Penrith." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Penrith.html

Learn more about citation styles

Penrith

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Penrith Cumbria. Penrith c.1100. ‘Hill ford’ or ‘chief ford’. Celtic *penn + *rïd.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

A. D. MILLS. "Penrith." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

A. D. MILLS. "Penrith." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Penrith.html

A. D. MILLS. "Penrith." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Penrith.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	KEIRON'S A CANNY LAD; St Helens 30, Penrith 50.(Sport) Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 6/23/1997
	Rugby League: Bulls are on top of the world; Bradford Bulls 22 Penrith... Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 2/14/2004
	Foot & Mouth Crisis Day 70: Spotted from space: Mount Etna..and the Penrith... Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/2/2001