English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Old Town

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Aldton 1451,1461 CockersRent
  • Holdtown 1501 ib
  • Oldtowne Close 1630 Kendii,394
  • Old down 1730 PR(Mrl)
  • Old Town 1837 Kendiii,300

Etymology

Old Town, Aldton 1451, 1461 CockersRent, Holdtown 1501 ib, Oldtowne Close 1630 Kend ii, 394, Old down 1730 PR(Mrl), Old Town 1837 Kend iii, 300. 'The old village', v. ald , tūn (ME  toun ); it lies half a mile west of the church.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site