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Lea Forge, Lea Forge Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Wybunbury

Historical Forms

  • Lea Forge 1780 Sheaf
  • The Forge 1860 White

Etymology

, Lea Forge 1780 Sheaf,The Forge 1860 White . There was a notable iron - forge here , demolished about 1820 , cf. Forge Brook supra , Mill Pond, Hamer Mdwinfra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site