Catterick
village · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Catterick likely means 'the settlement on the River Swale'. It is named after the river and a word for a settlement.
Word origins
- Cataractonium
- Latina Roman fort name(from cataracta "waterfall, cataract")
- wic
- Old Englishdwelling place, farmstead(from wīc "dwelling place, farmstead")
Historical forms
Cataracton · Catric