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Crows i' th' Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Great Wood, Crows in the Wood 1831 Bry
  • Crow ith' Wood 1840 TA

Etymology

, 1850TAMap , Great Wood , Crows in the Wood 1831 Bry, Crow ith ' Wood 1840TA , ' cabins in the wood ' , v. crew ( cf. creu ) , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site