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Kirkby Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Kirkbyhouse 1745 CWxlv,183
  • Kirkeby 1404 Kendi,360
  • Kirkby 1745 CWxlv,186

Etymology

, Kirkbyhouse 1745 CW xlv, 183 , cf. also Kirkebybank 1334 Kend i, 358 , named from the local family of Ellis de Kirkeby 1404 Kend i, 360 or Thomas and George Kirkby 1745 CW xlv, 186 , all of Underbarrow ; the family doubtless took its name from Kirkby Kendal ( i , 114 infra ) , where other members of the family are known ( 1581, 1584, etc. PR(K) 56, 78 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name