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Survey of English Place-Names

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Saltersley Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Mobberley

Historical Forms

  • Saltersley 1581 Sheaf
  • Saltersley gate 1608 ib
  • Saltersley Moss 1632 ib
  • Sawltersley Mosse 1620 ib
  • Salterley 1672 Orm2

Etymology

, Saltersley 1581 Sheaf, Saltersley gate 1608ib, Saltersley Moss 1632 ib, Sawltersley Mosse 1620 ib, Salterley 1672 Orm2 , ' salter's clearing ' , v. saltere , lēah , perhaps a resting - place for salt merchants , but cf. Brine Pits 1847TA (infra ) .