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The Sullens

Other OS name in the Parish of Audlem

Historical Forms

  • Sullins 1831 Bry

Etymology

, 1842 OS , Sullins 1831 Bry . This is probably analogous with Sillins Wo 320 , explained in EPN as ME  sulhene , wk . pl . of sulh ' a plough, a plough-land ' , and in Wo 320 as from OE  sulum , dat . pl . of sulh . Syllenhurst , in Woore , Sa , ( 110–725428 ) a mile or so from The Sullens , may be analogous .