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.

Kitcrag

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Kitcrage, Kitcragg 1599,1606 PR(K)

Etymology

, Kitcrage , Kitcragg 1599, 1606PR(K) , probably ' rock haunted by a kite ' , v. cȳta , cragge , but the ME  pers.n. Kitte is also possible .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name