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 Forest

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Forrest 1581–1618 PR(K)
  • Forrast 1592 ib

Etymology

The Forest, (ye , the ) Forrest 1581–1618 PR(K) (freq ), Forrast 1592 ib. v. forest , which is here the forest referred to in Fawcett Forest (supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement