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Thornystack (sic)

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • le Thorneyeslacke 1621 Kendi,262
  • Thornyslack 1857 OS

Etymology

, le Thorneyeslacke 1621 Kend i, 262, Thornyslack 1857OS , ' thorny hollow ' , v. þornig , slakki ; the modern spelling is clearly an error .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name