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Bret's Mere

Other OS name in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Bret(t)s Mere 1831 Bry 1842 OS

Etymology

, Bret (t )s Mere 1831 Bry, 1842 OS , probably from the surname Brett and mere 1 , cf. Hugh Bratts Old Feilde 1700Chol .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site