English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Blease Hall, Low & Over Blease

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • le Bleec 1420 Kendii,422
  • le Bleez 1547 FF
  • Blease 1592 PR(K)
  • Nether Blease 1588 BdyR(M)
  • Over Blease 1604 FF
  • Blease Hall 1836 KCR

Etymology

, le Bleec 1420 Kend ii, 422, le Bleez 1547FF , Blease 1592 PR(K),(Nether Blease ) 1588BdyR (M ), (Over Blease ) 1604FF , (Blease Hall ) 1836KCR , cf. also lez Bleselandes 1540DRH , v. blesi ' bare spot ' , as in Blease Hill(i, 25supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement