English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Abbey Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • del Abbay 1396 Kendi,325

Etymology

, cf. Abba field 1836KCR , probably named from the family of John and Thomas del Abbay 1396 Kend i, 325 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name