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.

Grisdale

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Grisedale 1283 Kendi,308
  • Grisedaille 1630 PR(R)
  • Grisdall 1638 FF

Etymology

, 1823 M , Grisedale 1283 Kend i, 308,Grisedaille 1630 PR(R), 'pig valley', Grisdall 1638FF , v. gríss ' youngpig ' , dalr , cf. Grisedale (ii, 223infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement