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.

Otter Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Utter bank 1836 KCR

Etymology

, 1823 M , Utter bank 1836KCR , probably ' outer bank ' ( v. ūterra , banke ) , as this is a long way from any water suitable for otters .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name