English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Carr

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Carr Wood 1845 ib
  • Car 1842 OS

Etymology

, Carr Wood 1845ib , Car 1842 OS , v. kjarr ' brushwood, marsh ' , cf. Carr Brook 17supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site