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Watch Lane, Watch Lane Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Warmingham

Historical Forms

  • Watch Lane, Moston Fields 1831 ib

Etymology

, Watch Lane , Moston Fields 1831 ib , cf. Town Fields 1839TA . What kind of watch was kept here is not apparent . The first el . could be wæsce ' a place for washing ' , e.g. a sheep - wash .