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Spath Gate & Spath Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Cheadle

Historical Forms

  • Spath Lane 1842 OS
  • Spaths, Spath Gate 1844 TA, TAMap

Etymology

, Spath Lane 1842 OS, Spaths , Spath Gate 1844TA , TAMap , cf. 251supra , perhaps for sparth - from sparð ' sheep droppings ' with geat , lane . Cf. also The Spath Db 582 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name