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Survey of English Place-Names

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Alderley Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Alderley

Historical Forms

  • boscus de Aldredeleg' c.1208 Dieul
  • boscus de Aldeldeleg' 1286 Eyre
  • The Parke, Parke-house 1693 Orm2iii715
  • The Parks, Park House 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

, 1831 Bry , perhaps the site of boscus de Aldredeleg 'c.1208 Dieul, boscus de Aldeldeleg '1286Eyre ( v. wudu ) , gives name to the house Alderley Park ( 1842 OS ) , The Parke ,Parke-house 1693 Orm2 iii715, The Parks , Park House 1724 NotCestr , v. park , though the plural form may indicate pearroc ' paddock ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name