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Dood's Bridge, Dood's Brook & Dood's Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Budworth

Etymology

, cf. Doodwell 1768EnclA , Dood Croft & Dood Field 1844TA , probably from dial . dowed , dow ' d ( dow vb 3 NED ) ' dull, lifeless, stale ' and wælla . Doodwell presumably gave name to the rest . The brook becomes Dingle Brook supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site