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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cherry Pasture

Field in the Parish of Marsh Chapel

Historical Forms

  • 1808 BRA 1839 TA
  • Cherypasture 1595 FMap
  • Cherrie pasture 1595 FMap

Etymology

Cherry Pasture 1808,1839(Cherypasture 15951, Cherrie pasture 15952, cf. Cheregarth 1546+; both thepasture and the garth were presumably named from the family of WilliamChery 1446+ and John chery 1461+)