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Benfield Clough, Near Benfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Banfield 1831 Bry
  • Benfield 1842 OS

Etymology

, Banfield 1831 Bry,Benfield 1842 OS , cf. Far Benfield 303infra , ' bean field ' , v. bēan , feld , clōh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name