English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Backbower, Backbower Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Bower Fold 1831 Bry
  • Bank Bower 1842 OS

Etymology

, 1839TA , Bower Fold 1831 Bry, Bank Bower 1842 OS , from būr 1 ' a cottage, a dwelling ' , and fald ' a fold ' , with bakke ' a back, a ridge ' and banke ' a bank ' ( cf. bakki ) , from its situation on a hillside .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name