Porcas Garth
Field in the Parish of Marsh Chapel
Historical Forms
- 1839 TA 1847 Padley 1727 Foster 1776 PR
- Portas 1839 TA
Etymology
Porcas Garth 1839, 1847(namedfrom the Porcas family with garð and inntak; the family name wasoriginally Portas, as in Henry Portas 1514* but changes to Porcas, Porcus certainly in 1727 with Charles Porcus, but note Joseph Portus and DavidPorcus both recorded 1776 PR)
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Beacon Hill
- Ellgate Lane
- Eskham
- Fire Beacon Lane
- The Fitties
- Kedwicks
- Keyholme Fm
- Seadyke Way
- Summerhead
- Waterland Drain