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.

Capple Mere

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Chappell may sike 1652 BdyR
  • Capell meysike 1684 ib
  • Caplay Meay Sike 1776 ib

Etymology

( on the county boundary in Abbotside YN ) , Chappell may sike 1652BdyR , Capell meysike 1684 ib, Caplay Meay Sike 1776 ib , probably ' nag pasture ' , v. kapall , and for may cf. Seavy Man (supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site