English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Nuns Grave

Other OS name in the Parish of Over & Whitegate

Historical Forms

  • the nun's grave 1819 Orm2

Etymology

, 1842 OS , the nun 's grave 1819 Orm2 , a burial from the site of Vale Royal abbey . Whether this was in fact a nun is not known , but cf. Muncheniswra under Vale Royal supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site