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Apethornfold & Apethorn Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Apethorn 1831 Bry
  • Apethorn Farm 1839 TA

Etymology

, Apethorn 1831 Bry, Apethorn Farm 1839TA , ' thewild-rose tree ' , from eModE  hep-thorne ( 1513 NED , cf. hēopa , hēope , þorn ) , v. fald , cf. Gibraltar Ho, Linnet Mill infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name