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Survey of English Place-Names

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Britland Edge Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Bretland Edge 1819 Orm1 1831 Bry
  • Brettelond 1337 Eyre
  • Bretland 1345 ib
  • Bretlond 1359 1408 Orm2

Etymology

Britland Edge Hill, Bretland Edge 1819 Orm1, 1831 Bry, Brettelond 1337Eyre , Bretland 1345ib , Bretlond 1359ib , 1408 Orm2 (p), the origin of the surname Bretland of Thorncliff 309supra , 'the land of the Britons', v. Brettas , land , ecg ; cf. WRY 2269, Orm2 iii872.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site