Threlkeld

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY3125).

OriginOld Norse þræll →
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Meanings

proper nounThrelkeld (countable and uncountable, plural Threlkelds)

plural Threlkelds

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY3125).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norseþræll“serf, slave”
  2. EnglishThrelkeld

The place name is from Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”) + kelda (“spring, well”).

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APA

Threlkeld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Threlkeld

MLA

“Threlkeld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Threlkeld. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Threlkeld,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Threlkeld.

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