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Fisher's Tenement

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Fishers 1745 CWxlv,184
  • Fisher 1591 Kendi,368
  • Fisher holme 1836 KCR

Etymology

, 1836KCR , Fishers 1745 CW xlv, 184, described as 'a messuage in the tenure of Nicholas Fisher ' (1591 Kend i, 368) , a member of a numerous local family ( 1560et freq PR(K) , 1641, 1669 Kend i,373, 376 , 1660et freq PR(Cr), etc. ) , whose name also occurs in Fisher holme 1836KCR ; the ME  (OFr ) term tenement ' a holding by anytenure, a dwelling place ' occurs several times in this ward , as in Chamber 's , Redman 's , Houseman , and Field Tenement ( i , 110 , 147 , 159 , 179 infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement