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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thrushgill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Thrusgyll 1170–84 Kendi,388
  • Thrusgill 1713 Will 1836 KCR
  • Thrusegill Granez 1526 Kendi,227

Etymology

, Thrusgyll 1170–84 Kend i, 388, Thrusgill 1713 Will, 1836KCR , Thrusegill Granez 1526 Kend i, 227 , ' giant's or demon'sravine ' , v. þurs , gil , cf. Thrushgill (La 182) , Thursgill (YW vi, 270) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement