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 Lound

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • lez Launde (sic) 1568 Lease
  • the Lawnde, lez Great Lawnde 1574 Rent212
  • the great Lownd 1584 BRK
  • the, le Lownd(s) 1584 1639 WilsonL 1631 Kendi,373

Etymology

The Lound, lez Launde (sic)1568Lease 32, the Lawnde , lez Great Lawnde 1574Rent 212, the great Lownd 1584 BRK, the , le Lownd (s )1584 ib, 1639 WilsonL, 1631 Kend i, 373. v. lundr 'small wood', influenced by or replacing launde 'glade'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement