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.

Haverigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Sibb tarne als. Hauerigge tarne 1580 Kendi,158
  • Haugrigg in Whinfell (sic) 1611 PR(K)
  • Haver rigg 1836 KCR

Etymology

, Sibb tarne als. Hauerigge tarne 1580 Kend i, 158, Haugrigg in Whinfell (sic)1611PR(K), Haver rigg 1836KCR , ' oats ridge ' , v. hafri , hrycg ; on the older name of the tarn ( v. tjǫrn ) v. Sibb tarne ( infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement