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.

Keld

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Keld(e) 1540 DRH 1547 MinAcct 1589 PR 1823 M
  • the Keld 1600 PR 1621 ShpPn
  • Keilde 1612 NB
  • Keeld(head) 1613 PR
  • th'Abbey Keld 1732 ib

Etymology

Keld, Keld (e )1540DRH , 1547MinAcct , 1589 PRet freq to 1823 M, the Keld 1600 PR, 1621 ShpPn 155, Keilde 1612 NB 474, Keeld (head )1613 PR, th 'Abbey Keld 1732 ib. v. kelda 'spring', here one lying on the west side of the hamlet. It was ½ mile up the Lowther from Shap Abbey.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement