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Banks Quarry

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • del Bank 1375 Kendii,5
  • Bankes 1539 Furnii,620

Etymology

, named from the family del Bank (1375 Kend ii, 5),Bankes (1539 Furn ii, 620) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name