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Survey of English Place-Names

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Machon Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Machon Ban(c)k 1613 SheffMan 1819 Hlm
  • Mechan Bank 1771 M
  • William Machone 1495 Hlm
  • Machon House 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Machon Ban (c )k 1613 SheffMan, 1819 Hlm,Mechan Bank 1771 M, named from the family of Machon who hadlands in Ecclesall (as William Machone 1495 Hlm 372), v. banke;there was also a Machon House (1841 O.S.) near Fulwood .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement