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Ollershaw Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Alreschagh l12 (1230) Orm2, Tab
  • Alreschahe e13 Tab
  • Alresahe, Alresathe 1228 ib
  • Aldershaw Lane, Ollershaw Lane 1842 OS
  • Newman's Works 1831 Bry

Etymology

Ollershaw Lane (101–672766 to 669753), Alreschagh l12 (1230) Orm2, Tab, Alreschahe e13 Tab, Alresahe , Alresathe 1228 ib, Aldershaw Lane , Ollershaw Lane 1842 OS, cf. Hawdisher Meadow 1845TA , 'alder wood', v. alor , sc(e)aga, lane . Ollershawlane Works (salt) was Newman 's Works 1831 Bry, cf. Neumann's Flashes infra . This factory and Adelaide Works (6″, 1910) were at 101–671607, now subsided into a lake.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site