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Preston Ho(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Wilmslow

Historical Forms

  • Homfrey Preston's House 1596 Earw

Etymology

, ( lost , 101–836790 ) , 1616 Earw , 1860 White , Homfrey Preston 's House 1596 Earw , cf. prec. and Brook Lane supra . Humfrey Preston lived here 1590 Earw . His family appears to have given name to the place , which in turn gave name to the stream .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site