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Sleddale Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Sleddalebeck 1278 Ass
  • Lyttel Sleddale bekke 1364 Kendi,303

Etymology

( Sleddalebeck 1278Ass , Lyttel Sleddale bekke 1364 Kend i, 303 , Sleddale Beck commonly called Spret [ i.e.Sprint ] 1777 NB 133 ) , Fell ( 1857OS ) , & Forest ( 1836KCR ) , v. Longsleddale (supra ) , fjall , forest .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement