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Twinnies Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Wilmslow

Historical Forms

  • Pownall Bridge 1831 ib
  • Twinneys Bridge 1842 OS

Etymology

, Pownall Bridge 1831 ib, Twinneys Bridge 1842 OS , cf. Big Twinnies , Long Twinnies &Corner Twinnies 1840TA , crossing R . Dean between Styal and Pownall .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site