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.

Allensteads

Other OS name in the Parish of Kingwater

Historical Forms

  • Allanstead 1595 Border
  • Allonstead in Gilsland 1596 ib
  • the Allansted 1603 Gilsland
  • Allonsteed 1611 NaworthA

Etymology

is Allanstead 1595 Border, Allonstead in Gilsland 1596ib., the Allansted 1603 Gilsland, Allonsteed 1611 NaworthA . v. stede .