Abbeystead

See also: abbeystead

English

Etymology

From the Old French abeie or abbeie, meaning abbey, and the Old English stede, meaning place or site. Combined to mean "the site of the abbey" or "estate owned by the abbey".

Proper noun

Abbeystead

1. A village in the City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5654).

References

• Mills, David (1976) “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN, page 53