Troutbeck, Hutton

Troutbeck is a hamlet within Cumbria, England, a few miles to the west of Penrith. It was previously in the county of Cumberland. It lies within the Lake District, the civil parish of Hutton, and the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness Great Mell Fell is situated immediately to the east of Troutbeck. It is open-access land which belongs to the National Trust. There are five Roman temporary or marching camps just to the north of Troutbeck, adjoining the A66 Roman road. The place-name 'Troutbeck' is first attested in the Subsidy Rolls of 1332, where it appears as Troutbek. The name means 'trout stream'. The stream the Trout Beck heads towards it and then veers west where it joins the River Glenderamackin less than half a mile to the west of Hutton Moor End.