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.

Blades

Other OS name in the Parish of Sedbergh

Historical Forms

  • Blades H. 1771 M

Etymology

, Blades H .1771 M , from the surname Blades ( cf. John Blayds ' a poor man ' 1673 PRSed85 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement