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Guild of Monks Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Forton

Etymology

, 1833 O , 1880 Kelly , actually modern but cf. Gyle de la Monks 1487Rental , the grange voc ' le Gyle als Gilham Monkes (with ref. toShrewsbury Abbey)1533Rental , Gyll a monks 1545Ct , Gillamonkes 1605Ipm , Gild of Monkes 1693Terrier etc . , v. gild , ' a hermit'shabitation in the wood of Sutton ' ( Tw ) .