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Cliff Lane, Cliff Lane Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Grappenhall

Historical Forms

  • Cliff Lane 1748 Sheaf

Etymology

, Cliff Lane 1748 Sheaf , cf. Cliff Bank 1748 ib , ' lane to asteep bank ' , v. clif , cf. 144 . The modern road runs along the Thelwall boundary and into Lymm at 101 – 658850 , north of BradleyHall 97supra , whereas the farm is at 101 – 655848 , a quarter of a mile to the west , suggesting an older line of road , 101 – 643842 to 655850 , now a footpath , passing nearer to Bradley and touching Bradley Cross .