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Woodnets Green(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Barthomley

Historical Forms

  • Woodnettes Greene 1580 Rental
  • Woodnetts green(e) 1703 Cre 1831 Bry

Etymology

( lost , 110–711548 ) , 1842 OS , Woodnettes Greene 1580Rental , Woodnetts green (e )1703 Cre, 1831 Bry , from the Ch surname Woodnoth or Woodnett ( cf. 70infra ) and grēne 2 . The site is occupied by Crewe railway station ( 26 infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name