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Survey of English Place-Names

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Kendale Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Driffield

Historical Forms

  • Cheldal(e) 1086 DB
  • parva Keldale 1202 FF
  • Kendall 1828 Langd

Etymology

Kendale Ho is Cheldal (e )1086 DB, parva Keldale 1202 FF, Kendall 1828 Langd. 'Valley with a spring,' v. kelda , dæl .According to Nicholson (65) there is a spring in the valley called Kendal Well.

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