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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bag Lane, Bag Lane Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Weaverham

Historical Forms

  • Bag Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Bag Lane 1831 Bry , ' bag lane ' , v. bagga , lane , cf. Cuddington Brook 120 ( Bog Lane Brook 1831 Bry ) . This might be ' badger's lane ' . But the name - type Bag Lane may refer to a cul - de - sac , v. George St. (Chester) 326 infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site