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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dodgsley Fm, Dodgsleygate Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Frodsham

Historical Forms

  • Dodsley Gate & Dodsley Lane 1831 Bry
  • Dodsley Gate 1842 OS

Etymology

Dodsley Gate & Dodsley Lane 1831 Bry, Dodsley Gate 1842 OS , cf. Dodgeley , Top Dodgeley , Dodgeley Meadow 1845TA , cf. Dodds Croft 1845TA , v. docga ' a dog ' ( cf. Hodg Croft 1158 ) , lēah , geat ' a gate ' , lane .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name