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.

Grayrigg Common, Foot, Forest, Hall, Hall Beck, Head, Pike, & Tarn

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • ye Foot of Grayrigge 1723 Will
  • Grarrig hall 1577 Harrison
  • Grayrigge-Hall 1671 Fleming
  • Grariggebek 1333 Kendi,223
  • Grayrigg-water 1777 M
  • Pike Hill 1754 PR(Sh)

Etymology

( 1857OS ) ( 1726 WillQ , ye Foot of Grayrigge 1723 Will ) ( 1836KCR ) ( 1777 M , Grarrig hall 1577 Harrison, Grayrigge -Hall 1671 Fleming ) ( Grariggebek 1333 Kend i, 223, Grayrigg-water 1777 M ) ( 1777M ) ( Pike Hill 1754 PR(Sh) ) ( 1836KCR ) , v. fōt , forest , hall , bekkr , hēafod , pīc 1 , tjǫrn .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement