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 Parke head

Field in the Parish of Windermere

Historical Forms

  • the Parke head 1581 Dep
  • Amelsate parke 1275 AD

Etymology

the Parke head 1581(named from Amelsate parke 1275, v. park)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name