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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bainsbank

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Bendsbancke 1610 Kendii,410
  • Bensbank 1620 PR(KL) 1823 M

Etymology

, Bendsbancke 1610 Kend ii, 410,Bensbank 1620 PR(KL), 1823 M , probably named from the local family of Baines ( 1671 Kend ii, 415 , 1676 – 1688 ff PR ( Md ) 4 , 5 , 7 et passim ) , v. banke .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site