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Delahays Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Bowdon

Historical Forms

  • Delays 1831 Bry
  • Delay 1842 OS
  • The Delahays 1838 TAMap

Etymology

, Delays 1831 Bry, Delay 1842 OS, The Delahays 1838TAMap ; the surname form Delahay is substituted for a p.n. perhaps ' dairy pasture(s) ' , from dey and lǣs or lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site