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.

Keldhouse Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ainstable

Historical Forms

  • Cheldehuspat c.1242 Weth
  • Kelduspaksic c.1260 Laner

Etymology

preserve Cheldehuspat c. 1242 Weth, Kelduspaksic c. 1260Laner , an inversion compound. 'Úspak 's spring,' v. kelda , sīk (under sīc ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement