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Whetstone Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • le Quitestone 1312 Kendi,169
  • Whetstones 1836 KCR

Etymology

, le Quitestone 1312 Kend i, 169, Whetstones 1836KCR , v. hwet-stān ' whetstone ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name