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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cherry Hall & Cherry Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lymm

Historical Forms

  • Red House, Cherry Lane 1831 Bry
  • Cherry Lane Farm 1842 OS
  • Cheretrehurst(e) 1434,1494 Orm2
  • Cheritrehurst(e) 1452 CoLegh
  • Cherytrehurst(e) 1522 Orm2
  • Cheritrihurst 1553 Pat
  • Chearetre(e)hurst, Chearitre(e)hurst 1626,1639 ChRR
  • Cherrytree- Hurst 1666 Orm2
  • Cherytree 1543 ib

Etymology

Cherry Hall & Cherry Lane, Red House , Cherry Lane 1831 Bry, Cherry Lane Farm 1842 OS, perhaps the location of Cheretrehurst (e )1434, 1494 Orm2, Cheritrehurst (e )1452CoLegh (p), Cherytrehurst (e )1522 Orm2, Cheritrihurst 1553 Pat, Chearetre (e )hurst , Chearitre (e )hurst 1626, 1639 ChRR, Cherrytree - Hurst 1666 Orm2, Cherytree 1543 ib, 'wooded hill at a cherry-tree', or 'growing with cherry-trees', v. cheri(e), trēow , hyrst .