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Lomber Hey Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Lumberhey 1831 Bry
  • Lumberhey House 1849 TA

Etymology

, Lumberhey 1831 Bry, Lumberhey House 1849TA , from (ge)hæg ' anenclosure ' with either lumber ' lumber ' , or lambra gen . pl . of lamb ' a lamb ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name