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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.

Brassey Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Nantwich

Etymology

, 1831 Bry , v. hall . This house appears to have been the home of a branch of the Brescy family , called ' of Moorfields ' , cf. Moorfields 79infra , variously described as ' ofWisterson ' , ' of Willaston ' , and ' of Wistaston ' , v. Orm2 iii494 .