English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

The Lakes

Other OS name in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • Big Black Lake & Little Black Lake 1544–1699 JCJ
  • Lakes Farm, Big Lake & Little Lake 1843 TA

Etymology

, Big Black Lake &Little Black Lake 1544–1699 JCJ, Lakes Farm , Big Lake & Little Lake 1843TA , v. blæc , lacu ' a watercourse ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site