Werneth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stockport
Historical Forms
- Warnet 1086 DB
- Wernyt 1285 For
- Wernitum 1304 City
- Wernith' 1286 Eyre 1819 Orm2
- Wernyth 1370 ib
- Wernythe 1508 ChRR
- Werneth 1415 Orm2
- Weranith c.1300 Tab
- Werenyt 1378 Eyre
- Werinith 1321 Plea
- Werinyth 1382 ib
- Werniht 1304 AddCh
- Wirnith, Wyrnith, Wyrnyth 1315 Plea 1337,1349 Eyre
- Wyrnythe 1536 Plea
- Wyrneth 1616 Orm2
- Wurnyth 1368 Eyre
Etymology
'Place growing with alders, an alder swamp', from Brit verno- 'alders', with a suffix -eto-, as in Gaul Vernetum , cf. Werneth La 51, Warren Burn Nb (DEPN s.n.), and Jackson 555. Cf. Long Alders Wood infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Shotsall or Shotstall
- Arden Hall, Arden Mill & Arden Wood
- Butterhouse Green
- Crookilley, Crookilley Wood
- Otterspool Bridge
- Woodley
- Portwood
- Disley
- Stanley Hall
- Newtown
- Ormesty
- Shert Hall
- Dewsnap Fm & Dewsnap Lane
- Wybersley Hall, Wybersley Lane & Wybersley Rd
- Low Leighton & Old Leighton
- Marple Wood
- Middle Wood
- Mossley
- Stanleyhall Wood
- Chadkirk Chapel & Chadkirk Ho
- Ridgway
- Castle Hill
- Heaviley
- Nangreave Fm & Nangreave Lane
- Broadoak
- Heppales
- Poise Bridge
- Beacom Fold, Beacom Houses & Beacom Wood
- Higher Higham & Lower Higham, Higham Lane
Other OS name
- Barnfield Rd
- Bramhall Bridge
- Bramhall Lane
- Hatherlow, Hatherlow Lane
- Barlow's Lane
- Birklands
- Bramhall Hall
- Hardy Fm
- Long Pits(lost)
- Moss Lane
- New Barn(lost)
- New Ho
- Patch
- Pepper Street Fm
- Pownall Green & Pownall Hall
- Great Reddish Wood
- Rutters Lane
- Stepping Hill
- Street Fields(lost)
- Syddal Ho & Syddal Rd
- Tenement Lane
- Wallbank
- Womanscroft Bridge
- Woods Moor, Woods Moor Lane
- Alvanley Ho
- Apethorne Junction
- Arden Arms
- Back Lane (Woodley)
- Bankfield
- Barrack Hill, Barrack Hill Fm & Barrack Hill Lane
- Beight Bridge
- Bents Lane, Bents Lane Fm
- Berrycroft Lane
- Boggart Ho(lost)
- Bredbury Bar
- Bredbury Green, Bredbury Hall & Bredbury Ho
- Brookfold Fm
- Bunkers Hill
- Castle Hill
- Charltonfold
- Clap Gate Fm
- Dark Lane
- Further Hey
- George Lane
- Gilbertbank, Gilbertbank Cottage
- Goite Hall
- Gorsey Brow
- Gravelbank
- Hall Lane (Woodley)
- Harrison Brow
- Harrytown Hall
- High Hatherlow & Low Hatherlow, Hatherlow
- Highfield, Highfield Hall & Highfield Lane
- High Lane, High Lane Fm
- Holly Bank(lost)
- The Homestead
- Horsfield's Arms
- Lingard, Lingard Lane
- Longacre Fm
- Manor Ho
- Middle Fm
- Middle Mill
- Mill Hill
- Mill Lane
- Mount Pleasant
- Pear Tree Fm
- Poleacre Fm & Poleacre Lane
- Redhouse Lane
- Rhodes's(lost)
- Salterslane
- School Brow
- Smithy Green(lost)
- Springbank Fm & Springbank Ho
- Stockport Rd
- Stringers Weir
- Timperley Fm
- Top Mill
- Turner Lane
- Higher Waterside & Lower Waterside
- Werneth Rd
- Wood Bank
- The Woodlands
- Wood Mill
- Woodside
- Yew Tree Fm
- Asherbottom Fm
- Blackberry Lane
- Brinnington Hall & Brinnington Moor
- Brinnington Mount
- Hollow
- Manor Fm
- Manor Ho
- Maycroft
- Meadow Mill
- Moorfield Cottage
- Park Bridge
- Pollett
- Pott
- Strines
- Thornhill Fm
- Warth Meadow
- White Bank Ho
- Asps
- Badgersclough
- Bankend
- Bent Cottage, Bentside
- Black Hill
- Bolder Hall
- Bollinhurst Bridge
- Brines
- Broadhey, Broadhey Hill
- Broads
- Burymewick Wood
- Carr
- Cart Ho
- Clough
- Cloughside
- Cockhead
- Cock-Knoll
- Corks, Corks Lane
- Danebank
- Higher Disley
- Disleybank Wood
- Disley Hall
- Dissop Head
- Drakecar
- Dryhurst, Dryhurst Wood
- Ellybank
- Firwood Hill
- Furness Ho, Furness Row, Furness Vale & Furness Works
- Green Lane
- Greens Clough
- Greenshall
- Grove Mill
- Hagbank
- Harewood
- Higgin's Clough
- Highfield
- Hillside
- Hollinwood Cottages
- Inglewood
- Jacksonsedge
- Kiln Ho & Kiln Knoll
- Ack Lane
- Bates Lay
- Bramhall Grange
- Grundy Fold
- London Rd
- Lumb Lane
- Mile End
- Moorfield Ho
- Moorland Road
- Lane Ends
- Leathers
- Lightalders
- Lilliecroft
- Lodge Row
- Long Lane
- Longside
- Meadow Bank
- Moorfield, Moorfield, Moorfieldside & Moorfieldwood
- Mowhole
- Mudhouse Lane
- Muslin Row
- Park Hill
- Platts(lost)
- Pottershey, Pottershey Clough
- Redhouse Lane
- Redmoor Lane
- Woodside Mill
- Bankwood Mills
- Banns
- Barlow Wood(lost)
- Barnmeadow Works
- Bazier
- Birch Lane
- Bradleyhurst Fm
- Broadbent Fold
- Castle Iron Works & Castle Mill, Castle St
- Cheetham Hill Rd
- Dukinfield Hall
- Dukinfield Lodge
- Early Bank Wood
- Eastwood
- Fir Trees
- Old Gorse Hall, Gorse Hall
- Hall Quarry
- Hollin's Lane
- Near Hough Hill, Hough Hill, Hough Hill Rd
- Hunterstower
- Johnson Brook, Johnsonbrook Rd
- Kenyons(lost)
- Knights Houses
- Lakes
- Lodge Fm
- Lyne Edge
- Newton Wood
- Oakfield Hall
- Old Hall Mill
- Old Mill(lost)
- Park Fm(lost)
- Petersburgh Furnace(lost)
- Pickford Lane
- Plantation Fm
- Quarry Street
- Mills
- Range Cottages & Range Rd
- Sandy Lane
- Schorah Wood(lost)
- Town Lane
- Waterhouse Bridge & Waterhouse Wood(lost)
- Windyharbour
- Yewtree, Yewtree Lane
- Backbower, Backbower Lane
- Back Lane
- Bayley Field Mill
- Broomstair Bridge
- Carrfield Mill
- Cloughfold Fm
- Flowery Field Ho
- Foxholes
- Gee Cross
- Gower Hey Brook, Gower Hey Ho & Gower Hey Wood
- Hoviley, Hoviley Brow
- Hyde Chapel, Hyde Hall & Hyde Lane
- Kingston, Kingston Bridge, Kingston Ho & Kingston Mills
- Knottfold, Knott Lane
- Long Meadow Mills(lost)
- Manchester Rd
- Mill Lane
- Mottram Rd
- Ralphfold
- Ridling Lane
- Silver Hill Rd
- Slack Mills
- Smithy Fold
- Stockport Rd
- Throstle Bank Mill
- Walkerfold, Walker Lane
- Wilson Brook
- Woodend Ho & Woodend Lane
- Andrew Fm & Andrew Lane
- Aqueduct Ho
- Barlow Wood
- Barnfold
- Beamsmoor
- Beechwood
- Booth Cote
- Bottom Bridge
- Bottomlock Ho
- Bowden, Bowden Lane
- Brabyns Brow, Brabyns Cottage & Brabyns Hall
- Brentwood
- Arden Grange
- Birch Hall
- Bramhall Green
- Bramhall Lodge & Bramhall Park
- Bramhall Moor
- Brewhouse Green(lost)
- Bridge Lane
- Carr Wood
- Charlestown Ho
- Chip Hill Fm
- Dairyground
- Further Dairyground
- Damery
- Davenport, Davenport Park & Davenport Rd
- Distaff Fm
- Great Oak(lost)
- Hazel Grove
- Hill Ho
- Kennerley Road
- Kitt's Moss
- Ladybrook Rd
- Ladythorn
- Leadbeaters(lost)
- Linney's Tenement
- Lodge Fm
- Moscow Hall
- Roach-Hey Wood
- Rocks
- Scholes Fold
- Shady Oak
- Shrigley Pottershey
- Spencer Hall
- Springfield Villa
- Stanleyhall Wood
- Stoneridge, Higher Stoneridge & Lower Stoneridge
- Strafford Ho
- Torvale
- Ward Lane
- Warkmoor Rd
- Waterside, Upper Waterside & Waterside Mill
- Widowhurst
- Willow Ho
- Woodbank Ho
- Little Woodend, Woodend, Woodend Ho & Woodend Mill
- Woodgrange
- Brookbank Cottages
- Brydges Fm
- Carr Brow
- Cawkwell Field's Fm
- Chapel Ho
- Churchgate Lodge
- Church Lane
- Cotefield
- The Cottage
- Crocksonhall
- Cross Lane
- Higher Danbank & Lower Danbank, Danbank, Danbank Bridge
- Dark Lane
- Dolefield
- Dooleylane
- Doudfield
- Dove Ho
- Eccles Bridge
- Field Ho
- Foxlow
- Garden Ho
- Goytcliffe
- Goyt Cottage
- Greenbank
- Hartley
- Hawk Green
- Hazelbank
- Hibbert Lane
- High Lane
- Hilltop
- The Hollies, Hollies
- Hollins Fold, Hollins Green, Hollins Ho & Hollins Mill
- Hollinwood Place
- The Homestead
- Ivy Ho
- Larchfield
- Leecot
- Ley Hey Park & Ley Hey Wood
- Lomber Hey Ho
- Lumm Ho
- Lyme View
- Lower Marple
- Marple Bridge
- Marple Brook
- Marple Dale, Marple Dale Fm
- Marple Hall
- Marple Mill
- Marple Ridge
- Marsland Fold
- Higher Mossacre
- Moult Wood
- The Mount
- Nabtop, Nabtop Ho & Nabtop Lane
- Needhams(lost)
- Norbury Smithy(lost)
- Oldclough
- Oldknow Rd
- Otterspool Bridge
- Peacefield
- Peeres
- Posset Bridge
- Priestfield
- Rhode Ho & Rhode Mill
- Lower Ridge, Ridge-End, Ridge-End Fold
- Rivington
- Roman Bridge
- Rosehill Ho
- Sarajevo
- Saranac
- School House Fm, School Lane
- Slack Hall
- Spout House(s)
- Springfield
- Springwater Mill
- Stockport Rd
- Stoke Lacy
- Stonehurst
- Strines Rd
- Throstlegrove
- Torkington Lane
- Turflee
- Turncliff Wood
- Waterside
- West Tower
- Whitecroft
- Windlehurst, Windlehurst Fold, Windlehurst Ho & Windlehurst Rd
- Withington Hill Fm
- Wood Fm, Woodfield
- Yewtree Cottage
- Buxton Rd
- Chester Rd
- Dean Lane
- Firtree Cottage
- Ford Cottage
- Hazel Grove
- Higher Fm
- Jackson's Lane
- London Rd
- Macclesfield Rd
- Lumb
- Millbank
- Mill Fm & Mill Lane
- Norbury Bridge
- Norbury Chapel
- Norbury Hall
- Norbury Hollow
- Norbury Low
- Norbury Mill
- Norbury Moor
- Norbury Moor Fm
- Ox Hey, Ox Hey Fm
- Robinhood Pool
- Shepley Ho
- Shores
- Threaphurst, Threaphurst Lane
- Windlehurst Rd
- Yewtree Fm
- Bongs
- Brookdale Cottages
- Brown Ho
- Brown House Fold Brook
- Daisy Bank
- Danbank Bridge
- Dodge Fold(lost)
- Five Houses
- Foggbrook, Foggbrook Bridge
- Gildedhollies
- Gipsy Lane
- Highfield
- Holidayhill
- The Hollies
- Jessiefield
- Lisburne Lane
- Lymefield
- Mount Cottage
- Mount Pleasant
- Nab
- Offerton Fold
- Offerton Green & Offerton Hall
- Offerton Lane
- Offerton Mount
- Old Fm
- Ridge
- Shadyoak
- Sundial
- Sycamore Villa
- Top O' Th' Green Fm
- Warren Wood
- Wood Cottage
- Woodlands
- Barlowfold
- Beech Fm & Beech Lane
- Beechfield
- Benfield Clough, Near Benfield
- Birchvale Fm & Birchvale Ho
- Burymewick
- Church Lane
- Cross Moor(lost)
- Dinglehollow
- Dye Lane
- Gothic
- Goosehousegreen
- Greavefold
- Greenhill Hall
- Green Lane
- Guywood, Guywood Cottages & Guywood Lane
- Heald
- Heald Wood, Heald Wood Ho
- Hermitage
- Heyes
- High Lane
- Hill-End
- Hydebank
- Lane-Ends
- Longsight Cottage
- Mossacre
- New Ho
- Oakhurst
- Oakwood Hall & Oakwood Mill
- Old House Fold
- Orangetree Fm & Orangetree Ho
- Redbrow Wood
- Rydeacre
- Sandy Lane
- Springwood Hall
- Sterndale
- Stock Dove Inn
- Top-o'-th'-Hill
- Waterfall Cottages
- Waterloo
- Watermeetings
- Werneth Fm & Werneth Ho
- Banks Lane
- Brookfield Ho
- Brown House Fold Brook
- Cale Green
- Carrington Bridge Mill
- Castle, Castle Farm Lane
- Cow Lane
- Dial Ho
- Dialstone Lane, Dialstone Lane Fm
- Hall St.
- Hawfield Gardens
- Hempshaw Brook
- Hempshaw Lane, Hempshawgate Fm
- Lancashire Bridge
- Lawrence Barn's Fm
- Lisburne Ho & Lisburne Lane
- Lockwood Fold
- Lowndes Lane
- Mile End, Mile End Hall & Mile End Lane
- Millgate Bridge
- Moorfield
- New Bridge, New Bridge Lane
- New Zealand Rd
- Offerton Fold
- Park Bridge
- Park Lane
- Rowcroft Smithy(lost)
- Shaw Heath
- Stepping Hill
- Stockport Great & Stockport Little Moor
- Stringer's Weir
- Turncroft Lane
- Wellington Bridge & Wellington Rd, Wellington Rd South
- Wood Cottage
- Brookside Fm
- Clough Ho
- Etchells
- Greenclough
- Hazel Grove
- Hockley Hall, Ochreley Brook
- Moult Wood
- Offerton Rd
- Torkington Brook
- Torkington Hall & Torkington Lodge
- Torkington Houses, Torkington Lane & Torkington Rd
- Torkington Wood
- Apethornfold & Apethorn Lane
- Arnold Hill
- Ash Tree
- Back o' th' Hill
- Bardsleyknowl
- Far Benfield
- Birches
- Bowlacre, Bowlacre Fm & Bowlacre Rd
- Broadmeadow
- Chapels
- Cheetham Field & Cheetham Fold
- Far Clough Fm, Near Cloughside
- Compstall, Compstall Bridge & Compstall Mills
- Cowlishaw Cottages
- The Croft
- Edmund's Fm
- Ferndale
- Gee Cross, Gee Cross Fold
- The Gerrards, Gerrardswood
- Gibraltar Bridge, Gibraltar Ho & Gibraltar Mill
- Gin Well
- Hackingknife
- Hillside
- Hollywell Cottages
- Hyde's Fm
- Joel Lane
- Keg
- Linnet Mill
- Loftytop
- Long Alders Wood
- Lowbank
- Lowtop
- Mortin Clough & Mortin Fold
- Mottram Old Rd
- The Mount
- Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant Ho
- Needham's Fm
- Nether Hey
- Pinfold
- Piper's Clough
- Polebank Cottages & Polebank Hall
- Radcliff-Fold
- Ridd Wood
- Rushfield Cottage
- School Lane, School Lane Fm
- Silver Spring
- Spout
- Sprinks Wood
- Stockport Rd
- Thistlyfield
- Upper Castle
- Werneth Brook
- Werneth-Hall
- Werneth Lodge
- Werneth Low
- White Gates
- Wicken
- Woodfield
- Brick Bridge, Brick Bridge Rd
- Knathole, Knathole Wood
- Marsden Ho