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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lower Roe Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Row Cross 1785 Barnes1
  • Roe Cross Mill 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Row Cross 1785 Barnes1, Roe Cross Mill 1831 Bry , cf. RoeCross 311supra , supposed to be named after Ralph de Stavelegh whose effigy , known locally as ' Sir Roe ' , lies in Mottram church ( Orm2 iii856 ) , v. cros .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site