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Survey of English Place-Names

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Moreton cum Alcumlow

Major Settlement in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • Moreton cum Alcumlow 1842 OS
  • Moreton cum Alcumlow or Great Moreton 1882 Orm2
  • Moreton-Alcomlow(e) 1696,1722 BW 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

cf. Alcumlow, Great Moreton Hall infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site