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Mowpen Brow

Other OS name in the Parish of Rostherne

Historical Forms

  • Mappins Brow 1842 OS
  • Mowpin or Mowfield 1849 TA

Etymology

, Mappins Brow 1842 OS, Mowpin or Mowfield 1849TA , ' stack pen ' , v. mūga , penn 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name