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Ellen's Lane, Ellen's Rd & Ellen's Rocks

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bebington

Historical Forms

  • Ellen's Lane 1842 OS
  • Helen Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

Ellen's Lane, Ellen's Rd & Ellen's Rocks, Ellen 's Lane 1842 OS, Helen Lane 1831 Bry, cf. Hellelond 1250–1300JRC , l13ib , the name of a selion and a cock-shoot, 'grove at a flat rock', from hella (gen.sg. hellu ) and lundr , with rokke and lane .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name