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.

Docker Beck, Bridge, Fell, Garths, Hall, & Parks

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Dochergebec 1205–16 NthCh
  • Docarfell 1598 PR(K)
  • Dockergarthes 1614 PR(K)
  • Great & little Park 1835 KCR

Etymology

( Dochergebec 1205–16 NthCh 139 ) ( 1651Bridges 8 ) ( Docarfell 1598 PR(K) ) ( Dockergarthes 1614 PR(K) ) ( 1617, 1620 PR(K) ) ( Great & little Park 1835KCR ) , v. bekkr , brycg , fjall , garðr , hall , park .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement