English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Owenhouse

Other OS name in the Parish of Mobberley

Historical Forms

  • Black Johns 1831 Bry
  • Jack at a Pinch 1839 TA

Etymology

, Black Johns 1831 Bry, Jack at a Pinch 1839TA , obviously from a nickname , but the story is not recorded .