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.

Blennerhasset

Major Settlement in the Parish of Blennerhasset and Kirkland

Historical Forms

  • Blennerheiseta 1188 P
  • Blennerhasset(t) 1353 Carliol 1501 Ipm
  • Blendherseta 1188,1189 P
  • Blenh' sete 1190–2,1195 P
  • Blenherseta 1194 ib
  • Blenhersetta 1194 CR
  • Blenreheyset 1230 Scotland
  • Blenerheyset(e) 1235 FF 1400 et freq
  • Blemerheyset 1276 Ass
  • Blenerayset 1290 ADvi
  • Blennirhaiset c.1290 Lowther
  • Blenerhaysette 1308 Ipm
  • Blenarhasset 1432 ADi
  • Blenreyset, Bleineyset 1271 Pat
  • Bleneyherset 1276 Ass
  • Blencherhayset', Blenkaysette, Blencharnsete 1278 Ass
  • Blinenhaysete 1278 Ch
  • Blanarhasset 1426 Cl 1459 Pat
  • Blynroset 1610 Speed
  • Blanrasset 1675 Sandford
  • Blinrosset 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

Probably, as suggested by Ekwall (DEPN), the ON  heysætr , 'hay shieling,' has been added to a British place-name containing blaen , 'top' (cf. Blencarn supra 214). The medial -er - is best explained by Ekwall (loc. cit .) on the supposition that the full first element corre- sponded to Welsh  blaen-dre , 'hill farm.'

Places in the same Parish