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.

Mains

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkoswald

Historical Forms

  • Le Maynes 1568 LRMB
  • Le High et le Lowe Maines 1605 Survey
  • Manes 1744 PR

Etymology

is Le Maynes 1568LRMB , Le High et le Lowe Maines 1605Survey , Manes 1744 PR . v. mains .