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.

Mainsgrass

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Mean Grass 1831 Bry
  • Main Grass 1845 TA

Etymology

, Mean Grass 1831 Bry, Main Grass 1845TA , ' demesne- ' , or ' commonpasture ' , from main or (ge)mǣne and gærs .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site