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.

Nan Bield Pass

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Nan Bield 1823 M 1836 KCR

Etymology

, Nan Bield 1823 M, 1836KCR , ' Nan'sshed ' , from ME  belde .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement