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Oaksgate

Other OS name in the Parish of Tattenhall

Historical Forms

  • Oakes-Gate-House 1702 AddCh
  • Oak Gate Farm 1831 Bry

Etymology

, 1842 OS , Oakes -Gate -House 1702AddCh ,Oak Gate Farm 1831 Bry , ' gateway near oak-trees ' , v. āc , geat . This is on the boundary of Bolesworth 14supra .