Brownley Green
Early-attested site in the Parish of Northenden & Stockport
Historical Forms
- Brumleg' 1260 Court
- Brumlegh 1290,1295 ib
- Bromeley 1417 Plea
- Bromeley Greene 1634 Sheaf
- Broundle Green 1600 Sheaf
- Brounley Greene, Browneley Greene 1658 ib
- Brownley Greene 1711 ib
- Brownlow (Green) 1831 Bry 1860 White
Etymology
'Broom clearing', v. brōm , lēah , with grēne 2 'a green'. Later spellings show -low (hlāw 'a mound') substituted for unstressed -ley .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Peel Hall, Peel Hall Rd
- High Grove
- Benchill
- Poundswick, Poundswick Lane
- Sharston Green & Sharston Hall
- Crossacres Green
- Lower Haveleyhey, Haveleyhey
- Shadow Moss
- Bolshaw Outwood, Outwood Fm & Outwood Rd
- Royalthorn Wood
- Gatley
Other OS name
- Bailey Lane
- Dark Lane
- Hollyhedge
- Outwood Lane
- The Wood
- Brookside
- Brown Lane
- Chaseley
- Cringle Ho
- Dark Lane Bridge
- Finney Lane
- Gatley Brook
- Gatley Hill, Gatley Hill Bridge
- Gatley Old Hall
- Gatley Rd
- Greenbank
- Greenhall Bridge
- Griffin Fm
- Horsing Stock(lost)
- Oldhall Fm
- Ash Wood
- Baguley Bottoms
- Green Bank
- Longley Lane
- Park Wood
- Woodhouse Lane & Woodhouse Park
- Beech Ho
- Highfield Ho
- Lum Head Fm & Lum Head Wood
- Outwood Fm & Outwood Rd
- Pym Gate
- St Ann's Rd
- Waterfall
- Yewtree Cottage
- Coxton Hall
- Heyhead
- Moss-Side
- Rosehill
- Round Wood
- Sharston Ho
- Sharston Mount
- Stone Hall(lost)
- Stonepail
- Brookfield
- Hope Fm(lost)
- The Meadows
- Turnfield Ho
- Wilmslow Rd
- Chamber Hall
- Hatchett's Wood
- Moss Nook
- Wiganshill
- Heald Green
- Lower Ho
- Torkington Lodge