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Kingswoodgreen Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Audlem, Acton & Wrenbury

Historical Forms

  • Knowles Bridge 1621 Sheaf
  • Nows Bridge 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Knowles Bridge 1621 Sheaf, Nows Bridge 1831 Bry , cf. atte Knoll , le Knolle 1408 ChRR (p) , le Knolles 1423 ib (p) , v. cnoll ' a hillock ' , cf. foll.