Great Meols
Major Settlement in the Parish of West Kirby
Historical Forms
- Melas 1086 DBf.264
- Magna- c.1274–81 Sheaf 1580 ChFor 1288
- Mangna- 1287 Court
- -Magna 1629 ChetOSviii
- -Maior 1346 JRC
- Mikel- 1358 Plea
- Mukel- 1359 Orm2
- Mikul- 1374 JRC
- Mykel- 1410 Sheaf
- Mykull- 1417 Orm2
- Great- 1552 Sheaf 17
- villa de Melus Maioris 1346 JRC
Etymology
'the larger part of Meols', cf. Great Meols & Little Meols infra , v. magna , mikill , micel , maior .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Caldy Hill
- Great Meols & Little Meols
- Hoylake
- Hilbre Point, Red Stones
- New Ho
- Larton
- Great Caldy & Little Caldy, Caldy Hundred
- Newton, Newton Hall
Other OS name
- Caldy Blacks
- Shore Cottage
- Mill Cottage & Mill Lane
- Banks Rd
- Caldy Rd
- Lang Lane
- Townfield Rd
- The Old Village, Village Rd
- Wetstone Lane
- Lighthouse Rd
- New Hall
- Royal Hotel
- Fornall Bridge, Fornalls Green, Fornalls Green Lane
- Old Fields
- Boundary Cottages
- Dawpool Cottages
- Greenhouse Fm
- Wood Lane
- Birkett Rd
- Kirbymount
- The Berches
- Fornall Bridge, Fornalls Green
- Leasowe Lighthouse
- Lower Green
- Parkfield Ho, Parkfields
- Rycroft Rd
- Sandhey
- Seabank Cottages
- Wallasey Embankment
- Carr Lane
- Flatman's Gutter
- The Gap
- The King's Gap
- China Fm
- Newton Car(lost)
- Caldecott
- Highwood
- Forton Hey
- Hillbark, Hillbark Fm, Hillbark Cottage
- Larton Hey
- Manor Ho
- The Mere
- Rhoodee Mere
- Grange Hill
- Heron Rd
- Rake Ho(lost)
- Greasby Bridge & Greasby Copse
- Greasby Brook
- The Thorns
- Beacon Hill
- Darmond's Green
- Mill Cottage
- Birkenhead Rd
- Long Rake Fm
- Lower Caldy
- Manor Ho
- Irbymillhill Fm
- The Dale
- Caldy Hill
- Dee Lane
- Grange Hill
- Grange Mill(lost)
- Grange Rd
- Green Ho(lost)
- Grove Hill(lost)
- Hilbre House
- Hill View
- Sandy Lane
- Dove Point
- Newton Bridge