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Puseydale

Other OS name in the Parish of Wybunbury

Historical Forms

  • Pucey Dale 1831 Bry
  • Pussey Dale 1842 OS

Etymology

( 110–6951 ) [ ˈpuːsi- ] , Pucey Dale 1831 Bry, Pussey Dale 1842OS , cf. Poosa Rails 1838TA , from dæl 1 ' a valley ' , and rail(e) ' arailing ' , with an undetermined name , perhaps that of a watercourse running past the place to Rope Hall , e.g . ' stream at a pool ' , from pōl 1 and ēa .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site