English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Staveley Head Fell

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Staveley head 1706 Ct

Etymology

, 1859OS , named from Staveley head 1706Ct , v. hēafod ' headland, hill ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name