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Survey of English Place-Names

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Church Minshull & Minshull Vernon

Major Settlement in the Parish of Church Minshull

Historical Forms

  • Maneshale, Manessele 1086 DB
  • Mun(s)chulf(e) c.1130 Ch 1230 1331 AddCh 1266 1331 1344
  • Chirchemunsulf l13 AddCh
  • Muneshull c.1200 AddCh 1297 Chol
  • Muns(c)hul(l), Muns(c)hulle 1260,1287 Court l13 AddCh
  • Munsshull 1360 Orm2
  • Munschehull 1361 ChFor
  • Munch(e)hul(l) 1285 Sheaf 17 ChRR 1311 Chol 1322 AddCh 1331
  • (le) Chirch(e)-munschull 1289 Court 1310 AddCh 1416 ChRR
  • Churche-munschull 1342 AD 1360 BPR
  • Chirchemunchul 1315 AddCh
  • Muns(c)hul(l)verno(u)n 1308,1311 1309 AD 1351 Plea 1391 AddRoll 1394 AddCh
  • Munshulle vernon 1420 ib
  • Munsel 1244 AddCh
  • Mun(e)shal(l) 1246 Orm2 1272 Chest 17
  • Munshall Vernon 1325 Plea
  • Mun(e)s(s)ul(l) 1259 Plea 1260 Court 13 Chol
  • Munshil 1262 AddCh
  • Munessuhel c.1270–80 AddCh
  • Moinshull (iuxta Wermingham) 1287,1290 Court
  • Kirkemonishull, Chirchemonishull 1288,1289 Court
  • Monishull 1290 Eyre
  • Munchalf 1309 Adl
  • Minshul(l), Mynshul(l) 1316 Plea 1319 MidCh
  • Mynschull 1436 Tab
  • Minchull 1361 ChRR
  • Mynchull 1435 Chol
  • Minnishulle 1421 AD
  • Minshull Vernon 1394 ChRR
  • Minshull Varnon 1607 AddCh
  • Myns(c)hull Vernon 1428 ChRR 1551 Tab 1436
  • Mynchull Vernon 1527 Plea
  • Church Minshull 1396 ChRR
  • Church(e) Mynshul(l) 1428 ChRR 1521,1551 1460(1471),1498 ib
  • Chirch(e) Mynshul(l) 1435 ChRR 1460 ChCert
  • Munhul' 1318 Eyre
  • Munhchull' 1322 Chol
  • Munchnull 1323 AddCh
  • Mumshull 1334 ChRR
  • Munskill 1346 Bark
  • Muchel Vernoun 1353 BPR
  • Muschull 1357 ChFor
  • Chirchemynghull 1377 Plea
  • Minshall 1383 Chol 1619 Orm2 1621 1656
  • Minshall Vernon 1425 MidCh
  • Mynshall Vernon 1537 MidCh
  • Minchell 1660 Sheaf

Etymology

'Mann's scylfe', from the OE  pers.n. Mann , Monn and scylfe. The second el. probably means 'shelf.' It has been confused with halh , hyll and sele 1 . Church Minshull, on the west bank of R. Weaver, occupies a broad shelving terrain between the river and the 150 ft. contour, whereas the east bank at that point comes very close to that contour. The affix is cirice 'a church', because this part of Minshull contained a parish church.