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Cann Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Kann Lane 1768 EnclA
  • Can Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Kann Lane 1768EnclA , Can Lane 1831 Bry , v. canne ' a can, a cup ' , perhaps in a topographical sense , ' a deep valley ' , since the lane runs to the valley of Dipping Brook 122 , cf. Cann Lane 103infra , but there may have been a well or watering place here with a ladling can .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site