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Laddow Moss & Laddow Rocks

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Ledlow Rocks 1831 Bry
  • Ladder Moss & Ladder Rocks 1842 OS

Etymology

, Ledlow Rocks 1831 Bry, Ladder Moss & Ladder Rocks 1842 OS , cf. WRY 2315 , where ladda ' a servant, a youth, a lad ' is suggested , v. mos , roke .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site