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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cornthwaite(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Heversham

Historical Forms

  • Corn(e)waith 1237 Kendii,168
  • Corn(e)thewait 1492 Chamb
  • Corn(e)thwaite(s) 1537 MaryP 1698 Glebe

Etymology

( lost ) , 1823 M , Corn (e )waith 1237 Kend ii, 168,Corn (e )thewait 1492Chamb (p), Corn (e )thwaite (s )1537MaryP 19, 1698Glebe , v. corn 1 , þveit , and cf. Cornthwaite (i, 47supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site