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Survey of English Place-Names

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Blake Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Blaykbank(e) 1615 PR(K)
  • Blaikeban(c)ke 1649,1657 PR(Cr)
  • Bleakebancke 1634 Ct
  • Blackbank(e) 1653,1663 PR(Cr) 1722 Ct

Etymology

, 1635 PR(Cr) et freq to 1865 OS , Blaykbank (e )1615 PR(K), Blaikeban (c )ke 1649, 1657 PR(Cr), Bleakebancke 1634Ct 113, Blackbank (e )1653, 1663 PR(Cr), 1722Ct 12 , ' bleak bank ' , v. blāc , bleikr ' pale ' , banke , but in some cases of Blake - the first el . could be from OE  blaca ' black ' ( a wk . form of blæc ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement