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.

Curling Steps

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Karlingheved 1186–1200 Kendi,265
  • Carling head steps 1836 KCR
  • Carling Steps 1857 OS

Etymology

, Karlingheved 1186–1200 Kend i, 265, Carling head steps 1836KCR , Carling Steps 1857OS , v. kerling ' old woman ' , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement