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Orrelhouse Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Mobberley

Historical Forms

  • Orrel House 1831 Bry
  • Orrell's 1810 Sheaf
  • Blakeley Hall 1839 TA 1842 OS

Etymology

, Orrel House 1831 Bry, Orrell 's 1810 Sheaf, Blakeley Hall 1839TA , 1842 OS , cf. Orrell Wood , Far Bleakley 1847TA , and Blakeley Fm supra , ' black clearing ' , v. blæc , lēah ; the home of the Orrell family .