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Wirral Colliery

Other OS name in the Parish of Neston

Historical Forms

  • Denna Coal Works 1831 Bry
  • Denna Colliery 1842 OS

Etymology

, Denna Coal Works 1831 Bry, Denna Colliery 1842 OS , cf. Denhall 220supra , and ' …a share of the farm of coal to be raised out of the closes called the Bank Heys '1768 Sheaf3 27(6077) , cf. Bankhey supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement