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Plague Hole

Other OS name in the Parish of Delamere Forest

Etymology

, 1813 Orm2 , v. plague , hol 1 . This may be merely a derogatory name for a ' pestilent hole ' , but such a p.n. might indicate an old mass - burial site , as of plague - victims .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name