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Grigghall

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Grygge Hawle 1556 Kendi,91
  • Grighall 1662 PR(Cr)
  • Gregghall (Laine) 1718,1755 Kendiii,167–8

Etymology

, Grygge Hawle 1556 Kend i, 91, Grighall 1662 PR(Cr), Gregghall (Laine )1718, 1755 Kend iii, 167–8 , from a local surn . Grigg , noted in Rydal in 1576 FlemingM 53 and Kendal in 1577 Kend i, 95 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement