Lawton-Gate
Early-attested site in the Parish of Church Lawton
Historical Forms
- passagium de Lauton, passagium de Lawton 1302 Chamb 1311 ChRR 1365 et freq
- le Lydeʒate, le lideyate 1353,1356 Indict
- Lawton Lydeyate 1389 ChRR
- (passagium de) Lawton-Lydeʒate 1406 ib
- Lawton-Gate 1621 Orm2
Etymology
'The toll-gate, the swing-gate, at Lawton', v. hlid-geat, cf. MedLat passagium 'a passage, passage-money'. This place was the entry to Ch on the routes from Newcastle St to Warrington La, 1 43, 44.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Aidenswood
- Bridge Fm
- Bull Covert
- Butt Lane, Butt Lane Fm
- Flee Crows
- Greenbank
- Green Fm
- Grindlestone
- The Grove
- Hall o' Lee
- Hardings Wood
- Higher Park
- Knowsley Lane
- Lawton Hall
- Lawton Heath
- Lawton Mere
- Linley Lane & Linley Wood
- Mere Cottage
- Mill Lane
- Moss Ho
- Moss Wood
- Ralph's Wood
- Red Bull, Red Bull Bank & Red Bull Bridge
- Rye Low
- Slum Wood
- Whartons Pool
- Woodlands