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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cauldron Quarry

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Couldron quarry 1857 OS

Etymology

, Couldron quarry 1857OS , ME  caudron ' cauldron ' , used of a natural or other feature resembling a cauldron ( cf. NED s.v . ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name