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Roundthwaite Coppice

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Roundthwaite wood 1836 KCR
  • Rounthwat 1573 Kendi,332

Etymology

, Roundthwaite wood 1836KCR , named from 'the heirsof Rounthwat ' 1573 Kend i, 332 , a family name ( from Roundthwaiteii, 51infra ) found in 1558, 1560 PR(K) 104, 146 in Kendal .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement