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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wharams Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • Wearhams Bank 1831 Bry
  • Warams Bank 1842 OS

Etymology

, Wearhams Bank 1831 Bry, Warams Bank 1842 OS , probably with a surname derived from Weaverham 327infra , v. banke ' a hill-side ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site