Ince, Ince Hall & Ince Marshes
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ince
Historical Forms
- Inise 1086 DB 1398 Orm2
- Ynis l13 Chest
- Ynys 1277 Sheaf
- Inys 1312 Plea
- Ynes 1096–1101(1280),c.1150 Chest
- mariscum de Ynes 1249–1323 Chest
- Ines 1271 BW 1446 ChRR
- Ines merssh 1357 BPR, ChFor
- Ynnes 1320 AddCh
- Yns videlicet Ince 1096–1101 Chest 17
- Yns 1284 17 Misc 1323 ChRR 1326
- Ins 1320 Plea 1446 ChRR
- Inns 1584 Rental
- Insemersh 1357 ChRR
- Ince 1096–1101 Chest 17 ChRR 1415
- Ince Marsh 17 Sheaf
- Ince Hall 1831 Bry
- Ynce 1549 Sheaf
- Inssemersh 1357 ChFor
- Inchemore 1414 ChRR
- le Mersh 1440 Rental
- The Marsh 1724 NotCestr
Etymology
'The island', from inis, ynys , with mersc , mōr 1 and hall . Ince marshes are also le Mersh 1440Rental , The Marsh 1724 NotCestr.Ince occupies a low ridge standing amidst the marshland of the Gowy and Mersey estuaries. Cf. Ince La 103.