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Brownspring Coppice

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Broun 1396,1431 Kendi,325,327

Etymology

, probably named from some member of the family of William or Bawdwyn Broun (1396, 1431 Kend i, 325, 327) , v. spring ' plantation ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name