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.

Baxton Holme

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Backestaneholm 1186–1200 Kendi,265
  • Backestaineholm c.1200 Lowth(Ke4)
  • Bakstanholme 1459 ib
  • Backston Holme 1556 Kendi,90
  • Backstonerigg holm 1836 KCR

Etymology

, Backestaneholm 1186–1200Kend i, 265, Backestaineholm c. 1200Lowth (Ke 4), Bakstanholme 1459 ib268, Backston Holme 1556 Kend i, 90, Backstonerigg holm 1836KCR , ' meadow where baking-stones were got ' , v. bæc-stān(steinn) , hrycg , holmr , cf. Bakestones (i, 183infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement