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Antrobus, Antrobus Hall

Major Settlement in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Entrebus 1086 DB 1281 Orm2
  • Anterbos c.1247 Tab
  • Anterbus c.1250 CoLegh 1281 Ch 1353 MinAcct 1666 Orm2
  • Anterbous 1357 ChFor
  • Anterbush' 1358 Eyre
  • Anturbus 1356 Indict 1358 BPR 1526 ChEx
  • Anturbuz 1529 Sheaf
  • Anderbusk(e) 1295 Lacy 1306 MinAcct
  • Anderbushe 1329 IpmR
  • Andrebusk(e) 1305 Lacy 1307 MinAcct
  • Antrobus 1457 Pat 1501 MidCh

Etymology

From buskr, busc 'a bush' and the same pers.n., ON  *Andriði , Eindriði , ODan  Endrithi , *Andriði , as is found in Anderton 95supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site