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Greycrag Tarn

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Braban tarne (stagnum) 1580 Kendi,158
  • Braban (ib)

Etymology

, 1857OS ( v. prec. ) , formerly Braban tarne (stagnum )1580 Kend i, 158, named from the family ofCatherine Braban (ib) , cf. Brabant Ho (i, 158supra ) ; v. tjǫrn ' lake ' , now a reedy marsh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement