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Survey of English Place-Names

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Withens Brook, Withens Edge & Withens Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Withens Clough & Withens Mouth, Withans Edge 1831 Bry
  • Withern Moor 1842 OS

Etymology

, Withens Clough &Withens Mouth , Withans Edge 1831 Bry, Withern Moor 1842 OS , v. wīðign ' a willow copse ' , clōh , mūða ' a mouth, the opening of a valley ' , ecg , mōr 1 , brōc .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site