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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hundhowe

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Hound howe 1578 RichWill
  • Hund(e)how(e) 1618 PR(K) 1707 Ct

Etymology

, Hound howe 1578 RichWill, Hund (e )how (e )1618 PR(K), 1707Ct , ' hill where hounds were kept or which they frequented ' , v. hund , haugr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement