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Survey of English Place-Names

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Middle Sale Upper Sale Nether Sale Cl

Field in the Parish of Withcote

Historical Forms

  • 1849 TA 1885 Deed
  • Withcocke Sale 1566 AAS
  • Withcot sail 1684 Wright

Etymology

Middle Sale Upper Sale 1849, 1885 Nether Sale Cl (Withcocke Sale 1566, Withcot sail 1684, v. sale' a division of a wood of which the underwood is cut down and sold', v. Nth 157 and EDD s. v.)