Maggoty Johnson's Grave, Maggoty Wood
Other OS name in the Parish of Gawsworth
Etymology
( 110–889702 ) , associated with Samuel Johnson ( c. 1691 – 1773 ) , resident buffoon at Gawsworth Hall , author of Hurlothrumbo , or the Supernatural ( 1729 ) , who planned to bury a devoted woman - servant in Maggoty Wood and , being thwarted , had himself buried there , hence his nickname , and the grave , v. Orm2 iii554n , and R . Brown , Gawsworth and its Worthies ( 3rd ed . , 1927 ) .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Shellow, Great Shellow, Shellow Lane, and Shellow Wood
- Bailey Ridding
- Cowley
- Danes Moss
- Highbirch, Highbirch Cottage & Highbirch Wood
- Mill End and Millhouse
- Shipley
- Stubs-End
- Tidnock, Lt. Tidnock, Tidnock Wood
- Woodhouse, Woodhouse End & Woodhouse Green
- Moss Terrace
Other OS name
- The Dighills, Dighill Brook & Dighill Wood
- Fodens
- Fools Nook(lost)
- Furnacepool
- Gandysbrook
- Gardens
- Gaskells
- Gawsmoor Hill
- Harrington Arms Inn
- Overbank
- Pinfold Ho(lost)
- Ranker's Ford
- Riddings(lost)
- Rough-hay
- Roughplace
- Sandy Lane
- Slope Plantation
- Ashtonhole Wood
- Beaumonts
- Breretons
- Brook Ho
- Brownhills
- Buttymoss, Buttymoss Wood
- Cowbrook
- Crab(tree)moss
- Crowholt
- Dalehouse
- Dob Ford Bridge
- Goosetrees
- Old Parks
- Pastures
- Thornycroft Pools
- Walley Wood
- Wall Pond
- Warren
- Whereton
- Whitegate
- Whitemoor, Whitemoor Hollow & Whitemoor Wood
- Yewtree Fm
- Dark Lane
- Dryheath Wood
- Hammerpool Wood
- Highlane
- High Park Corner(lost)
- High Wood
- Lark Hall(lost)
- Lowes
- Malypole Fm
- Moats Ho(lost)
- Mollards
- Morton Cottage
- Mosshead, Moss Houses
- Newbarn
- New Hall
- Oakes(lost)
- Old Hall
- Old Park(lost)
- Parkhouse
- Pyethorne Wood
- Little Walkersheath, Walkersheath
- Deans
- Gawsworth Common
- Harrops(lost)
- Park Clough
- Pool Wood
- Underbank