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Survey of English Place-Names

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Manesty

Other OS name in the Parish of Borrowdale

Historical Forms

  • Manistie, Maynister 1564 PR(Crosth)
  • Manistae 1565 ib
  • Manistye 1601 ib

Etymology

[ manəsti ] is Manistie , Maynister 1564 PR (Crosth), Manistae 1565 ib., Manistye 1601 ib . The second element is probably stīg , ' path . '