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Trugs i' th' Hole Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Alderley

Historical Forms

  • Troughs in the Hole 1842 OS

Etymology

, 1831 ib , Troughs in the Hole 1842 OS , ' troughs in the hollow ' , v. trog ( dial . trig , trug ) , hol 1 , cf. 184infra , Howlanehead 195infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name