Tom Iron's Rough
Other OS name in the Parish of Tilston
Historical Forms
- Tom Irons Rough 1831 Bry
- Tom Irons 1842 OS
- Tom Highan's Wood, Highans 1840 TA
Etymology
, Tom Irons Rough 1831 Bry, Tom Irons 1842 OS, Tom Highan 's Wood , Highans 1840TA , cf. Tom Higgins Wood 1831 Bry . This odd p.n. is probably ' corners of land belonging to the town ' , from toun and hyrne , with rūh and wudu , cf. Heronbridge 336infra and Town Fd 322 . The spelling Highans for Irons has been misconstrued ( typical of Bryant ) as a form of the surname Higgin (s ) .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- The Birches
- Bowling Alley Ho
- Carden Brook
- Cliff Bank
- French Bank
- Golborne's Wood
- Hook's Brook & Hook's Rough
- Moor Gorse
- Round Hill
- Stone Ho
- Windmill Fm
- Church Croft
- Horton Ho
- Meadows Fm
- Mill Coppice
- Leche's Gorse
- The Wetreins, Wetreins Fm, Wetreins Gorse, Wetreins Green & Wetreins Lane
- The Croft
- Flags Cottages
- Hobb Hill
- Littlehill
- Long Lane, Long Lane Fm
- Tilston Ford Bridge & Little Tilston Bridge
- Yew Tree Fm
Early-attested site
Major Settlement
- Stretton, Stretton Hall, Stretton Lower Hall, Stretton Hall Fm & Stretton Mill
- Higher Carden & Lower Carden, Carden Bank, Carden Cliff, Carden Hall, Carden Lower Hall, Carden Hall Fm, Carden Lodge, Carden Marsh & Carden Deer Park
- Tilston, Tilston Court, Tilston Green & Tilston Lodge
- Horton, Horton Fm, Horton Green & Horton Hall