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Alsager

town · Cheshire East

Old EnglishAI-generated

Alsager is likely named after a person named 'Algar' and the Old English 'ecg' meaning edge or ridge. It refers to the edge of land belonging to Algar.

Word origins

Algar
Old Englishpersonal name(from ælf "elf", gar "spear")
ecg
Old Englishedge, ridge(from ecg "edge, ridge")

Historical forms

Algaresge