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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.

Cowen Head

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Collenhede 1524 MinAcct
  • Collynghed 1533 Kendi,345
  • Colnehed parke 1577 Harrison
  • Cowenhead 1612 Kendi,272 1777 M
  • Cownhead 1738 Rent3

Etymology

Cowen Head [ˈkauwənˈed], Collenhede 1524MinAcct , Collynghed 1533 Kend i, 345, Colnehed parke 1577 Harrison, Cowenhead 1612 Kend i, 272, 1777 M, Cownhead 1738Rent 3. The first el. is doubtless the local family name Collyng as in Collinfield (i, 119supra ), v. hēafod 'hill'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement