English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Cowsty Knotts

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Cowsty 1836 KCR

Etymology

, 1857OS , Cowsty 1836KCR , possibly ' cow path ' , v. , stīg , knǫttr ' rockyhilltop ' ; this cannot be identified with Cowstonknott ( i , 165 supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name