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Wardlebrook Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Wardle Brook 1842 TAMap

Etymology

1 ″ OS ( 101–97895 , at Shopwellssupra ) , Wardle Brook 1842TAMap , a stream 101 – 982955 to 974944 becoming Godley Brook 306supra , from a lost p.n. Wardle , probably the home of Dikon de Wordhull 1286 Court 216 , ' watch hill ' , v. weard , hyll , cf. Wardle 335infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site