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Townend Ho(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Nantwich

Historical Forms

  • the town's-end 1621 Orm2 1656
  • Namptwich townes end 1646 Sheaf
  • Townesend 1711 ib
  • Towns End 1794 Atlas
  • Townsend 1819 Orm1

Etymology

( lost ) , 1831 Bry , the town 's -end 1621 (1656) Orm2,Namptwich townes end 1646 Sheaf, Townesend 1711 ib, Towns End 1794 Atlas, Townsend 1819 Orm1 , at Welsh Row , near the boundary with Acton 126infra , ' at the end of the town ' , v. toun , ende 1 .