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Bollin Fee

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wilmslow

Historical Forms

  • dominium de Bolyn c.1237 Earw 1329 Fitt
  • dominium de Bollen 1666 ChCert
  • villa de bolin m13 Dav
  • villa de boline 1286 Eyre
  • Bollen Fee 1626 Earw
  • Bollin-Fee 1724 NotCestr
  • township of Bollinfee 1819 Earw

Etymology

'The lordship of Bollin', from the river-name Bollin (15supra ), and ME  feo (OFr  feu , MedLat  feudum ), cf. Bollin Hall infra , Wilmslow 219supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site