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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bunsley Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Audlem

Historical Forms

  • Bansley Bank 1831 Bry
  • Bu(r)nsley Bank 1842 TA

Etymology

, 1842 OS , Bansley Bank 1831 Bry, Bu (r )nsley Bank 1842TA , cf. Bansley Bridge 1621 Sheaf , and Far Bunsley & Near Bunsley 1843TA 61 ( 89 infra ) , v. brycg , banke . The origin of the name is uncertain .