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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lawton Salt Works

Other OS name in the Parish of Astbury

Etymology

, 1831 Bry , cf. Salthouse Field , Whitchhouse field 1839TA , v. salt-hūs ( salt 1 , hūs ) , wych(e)-hous(e) , cf. 193supra for ' wich-house ' in the special sense ' a saltfactory ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site