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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ellybank

Other OS name in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • (a hill called) Ellybancke, the Ellibancke 1611 LRMB200
  • (common called) Ellebanke 1620 Surv
  • Elliebancke 1660 Earw
  • Ellibank 1684 Sheaf

Etymology

, (a hill called ) Ellybancke , the Ellibancke 1611LRMB 200, (common called ) Ellebanke 1620Surv , Elliebancke 1660 Earw, Ellibank 1684Sheaf , perhaps ' elder-tree bank ' , from elle , - ig 3 , and banke , cf. Ellis Bank 133supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name