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Survey of English Place-Names

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Crook Brow, End, Hall, & Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Brow 1836 KCR
  • Crook(e) hall (als. Chapell Howse) 1631 Kendi,351 1690 Warr
  • ye mylne 1556 Kendi,347
  • Crook milne 1626 Ct

Etymology

( Brow 1836KCR ) ( 1706 Will ) ( Crook (e ) hall (als. Chapell Howse )1631 Kend i, 351, 1690Warr ) ( ye mylne 1556 Kend i, 347, Crook milne 1626Ct 103 ) , v. brū , ende , hall , myln ; Crook Hall was formerly called Thwatterden Hall ( infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement