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Survey of English Place-Names

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Frost Hole

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Frosthole 1629 PR(K)
  • Frosty holes 1836 KCR
  • Forest Hall (sic) 1865 OS

Etymology

, Frosthole 1629 PR(K), Frosty holes 1836KCR , Forest Hall (sic)1865 OS , ' hollow where frost settled ' , from OE  frost , v. hol 1 , cf. Frost Hole (ii, 84infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name