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Backlane Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Back Lane Cottage 1842 OS
  • Hammon Shaw 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Back Lane Cottage 1842 OS, Hammon Shaw 1831 Bry , cf. Backlane Ho 121supra . The earlier name is from sceaga ' a wood ' , with an unid . first el .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site