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.

The Bank, West Bank

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Kirkeby banck, Kyrkeby banck 1310 Kendi,15
  • -bankes 1324 Ipm
  • leʒ Bankys 1452 MinAcct
  • le (the) Bank(e) 1530 1777 NB
  • Bankes 1556 Kendi,90

Etymology

The Bank (lost), West Bank, Kirkeby banck , Kyrkeby banck 1310 Kend i, 15, -bankes 1324 Ipm, leʒ Bankys 1452MinAcct , le (the ) Bank (e )1530 ib, 1777 NB 75, Bankes 1556 Kend i, 90. v. banke .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name