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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cuckoo's Nest

Other OS name in the Parish of Pulford

Historical Forms

  • Cuckoo Nest 1831 Bry
  • Cuckoos Nest Cottage 1837 TA

Etymology

, Cuckoo Nest 1831 Bry, Cuckoos Nest Cottage 1837TA , cf. Cuckoo's Nest 152supra , the name is its own commentary , v. cuccu , nest . There was a brick - works here , Brick Fields 1842TA , cf. 151supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement