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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Gorse, Gorse Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • The Gorse 1842 OS
  • Gorse Green 1831 Bry

Etymology

, The Gorse 1842 OS, Gorse Green 1831 Bry , v. gorst , grēne 2 , lane .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site