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.

Halhead Brow, Green, & Nab

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Halled-how 1610 PR(K)
  • Hallheade Bancke 1676 Warr
  • Haud green 1836 KCR

Etymology

( Halled-how 1610 PR(K), Hallheade Bancke 1676Warr ) ( Haud green 1836KCR ) ( 1857OS ) , v. Halhead (supra ) , haugr , banke , grēne 2 , nabbi .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement