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Survey of English Place-Names

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Plumgarths

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Plumgardes 1557,1575 PR(K)
  • Plumgarthes 1613 ib
  • Plumbgarthes 1606 ib
  • Plumgarth Cross 1713 Kendiii,143

Etymology

, Plumgardes 1557, 1575 PR(K),Plumgarthes 1613 ib, Plumbgarthes 1606 ib, Plumgarth Cross 1713 Kendiii, 143 , ' plum enclosures ' , v. plūme , garðr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name