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cot ( t ) age called Mayne Place

Field in the Parish of Fifehead Neville

Historical Forms

  • cot ( t ) age called Mayne Place 1603 Weld
  • cot ( t ) age called Meane Place 1624 Salkeld 1691 Salkeld
  • cot ( t ) age called Maine 1679 Salkeld

Etymology

cot(t)age called Mayne Place 1603, cot(t)age called Meane Place 1624, 1691, cot(t)age called Maine 1679(probably a surname, cf. Nicholas Mayne 1332(Pimperne), from Broadmayne1 337, v. place)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement