Chinley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside
Historical Forms
- Chynley (e), Chinley (e), Chinle, Chinlege 1285 For 1328 SR 17th
- Chymeleys otherwise Chynley otherwise Maynestonfeild 1567 Lanc
- Chynley otherwise called Manstonfeld Eliz Map
- Chinley als Maystonfield (sic) 1610 Relx
Etymology
'Clearing in a deep valley', v. cinu , lēah . From the later forms it is apparent that Chinley and Mainstonefield were considered alternative names v. Mainstonefield infra 77.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Bradshaw Fields
- Brierley Green
- Brown Knoll
- Bullhill
- Carrington Ho
- Chinley Churn
- Chinley Head
- Chinley Houses
- Cloughhead
- Cotebank
- Cracken Edge
- Gorsty Low
- Monk's Meadows
- Warth Cottage
- Breckend, Breckhead
- Dryclough
- Green Bottom, Green Head
- Hallgate
- The Haugh
- Hill Fm
- Hollin Wood
- Hollow Shaw
- Hull End
- Knowltop
- Lane End
- Laneside Fm
- Leaden Knowl
- Tithebarn
- Waterside
- White Hall
- White Knowl
- Ainsworth Ho
- Alders
- Ancoats
- Andrews Fm
- Higher Ashen Clough, Lower Ashen Clough
- Ashton Cottage
- Beet Fm
- Bennett Barn
- Bridgeholm Green
- East Meats
- Lomas's Fm
- Upper Fold
- Bole Hill
- Deacons
- Lee End
- Mosley Ho
- The Naze
- New Ho
- New Smithy
- Oliver Fm
- Peathill
- Redgate
- Redmires
- Round Meadow
- The Roych
- Shireoaks
- Slack Ho
- Slate Breaks
- South Head
- Spring Cottage
- Stubbins