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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ashes

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Thesses 1558,1567 Visit
  • le Eshes 1634 Kendi,338
  • (le, the) Ashes 1634 Dep 1636 Kendi,339 1823 M

Etymology

, Thesses 1558, 1567 Visit, le Eshes 1634 Kend i, 338, (le , the )Ashes 1634Dep , 1636 Kend i, 339et freq to 1823 M , v. æsc ' ash-tree ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement