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Wrenbury-cum-Frith

village · Cheshire East

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines the Old English 'wrenna', meaning wren, with 'burh', meaning fortified place or manor. 'Frith' is also Old English, meaning woodland or a protected area of woodland. It refers to the manor of Wrenbury and an associated woodland area.

Word origins

wrenna
Old Englishwren
burh
Old Englishfortified place, manor
fyrhð
Old Englishwoodland, forest

Historical forms

Wrenbury · Wrennebury · Frith