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Survey of English Place-Names

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Shoresgreen Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Shaws Green or Pig Lane 1831 ib

Etymology

, Shaws Green or Pig Lane 1831 ib , probably from the surname Shaw and grēne 2 ; the other name is ' lane frequented by pigs ' , v. pigga .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site