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Survey of English Place-Names

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Butley Ash, Butley Bridge, Butley Hall & Butley Town

Other OS name in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Butley Hall 1574 Earw
  • the Hall of Butley 1611 Orm2
  • Butley Ash & Butley Town 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Butley Hall 1574Earw, the Hall of Butley 1611 Orm2, Butley Ash & Butley Town 1831 Bry . Butley Ash is a p.h. named after an ash - tree , v. æsc . The bridge spans R . Dean . Butley Town ( v. toun ) is the hamlet of Butley , so distinguished from the manor - house ( v. hall ) , cf. Fittontown, Vardentown101, 102supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site