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Adswood, Adswood Fm, Adswood Hall, & Adswood Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cheadle

Historical Forms

  • boscus de Addiswode m13 Chol
  • Addeswodde c.1513 Orm2
  • Addeswood(e) 1572 Chol 1599 Earw
  • Adswood 1663 Sheaf
  • Adswood in Cheadle 1681 ib
  • Adswood Hall & Adswood Mill 1831 Bry
  • Downs's 1831 Bry

Etymology

Adswood, Adswood Fm, Adswood Hall, & Adswood Mill (101–8887), boscus de Addiswode m13Chol , Addeswodde c.1513 Orm2, Addeswood (e )1572Chol , 1599 Earw, Adswood 1663 Sheaf, Adswood in Cheadle 1681 ib, Adswood Hall & Adswood Mill 1831 Bry, 'Æddi's wood', from the OE  pers.n. Æddi and wudu . Adswood Hall is now in Stockport c.p. Another house of the name appears in Cheadle, 6″ OS, but it was Downs 's 1831 Bry, cf. Downs Bridge infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name