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Grange Cow Worth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Stanney

Historical Forms

  • Grange Cow Worth 1819 Orm2
  • le Cowe House, le Cowe House Mershe 1544 Bun
  • le Cowe Howse 1547 MinAcct 1553 Pat
  • le Cowhowse 1554 MinAcct
  • the Cowhouse, the Cowhouse Marsh c.1554 Whall 1600 Sheaf
  • Higher Cowhouse Field & Low Cowhouse Field 1600 ib
  • the Cowehouse, the Cowehouse Marsh, the Higher Cowehousefeild & the Lower Cowehousefeild, the Cowehousefeild 17 Bun
  • Cowhouse 1637 Orm2

Etymology

Grange Cow Worth (site of, 109–411753), Grange Cow Worth 1819 Orm2, le Cowe House , le Cowe House Mershe 1544Bun , le Cowe Howse 1547MinAcct , 1553 Pat, le Cowhowse 1554MinAcct , the Cowhouse , the Cowhouse Marsh c.1554 Whall, 1600 Sheaf, Higher Cowhouse Field & Low Cowhouse Field 1600 ib, the Cowehouse , the Cowehouse Marsh , the Higher Cowehousefeild & the Lower Cowehousefeild , the Cowehousefeild 17Bun , Cowhouse 1637 Orm2, 'the enclosure belonging to-, the marsh near-, the cow-house of Stanney Grange', v. , hūs , worð , mersc , feld , cf. Great Stanney, The Grange supra , Cow House Fd 181supra , also Plymyard 187infra .