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.

Steel Pike & Rigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • ye Steale Pikes 1633 Dep
  • Steel(e) 1560 PR(K)

Etymology

( ye Steale Pikes 1633Dep ) , from the family name Steel (e )1560et freq PR(K) 11, etc. , common in the Kendal district , v. pīc 1 ' pointed hilltop ' , hrycg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name