Satterthwaite is a small village with around 50 dwellings situated in Grizedale, a valley in the Lake District, England, about four miles south of Hawkshead. It has a church, All Saints', and a Parish Room. The civil parish of Satterthwaite has its own community website.

What does the last name Satterthwaite mean?

Satterthwaite Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in the Lake District, so named from Old English sætr 'shieling' + Old Norse þveit 'pasture'. Similar surnames: Cowperthwaite, Garthwaite, Hebblethwaite, Postlethwait, Goldthwaite.

Where does the surname Satterthwaite?

Their name comes from having lived in the ancient chapelry of Satterthwaite found near Hawkeshead in Lancashire. This surname was originally derived from the Old English elements soetr meaning shield and pveit meaning pasture.