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Hatching Close

Other OS name in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • Acorns Close 1831 Bry
  • Acorn Close 1839 TA
  • Acorn Wood 1842 OS

Etymology

, Acorns Close 1831 Bry, Acorn Close 1839TA , Acorn Wood 1842 OS , ' enclosure andwood where acorns are got ' , v. æcern ( ModEdial.  atchorn gives Hatching ) , clos , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site