APPENDIX F. FIELD NAMES. The following field names occur in the Tithe Maps of the Parish of Wallasey, omitting all such as Old Field, New Hey, Town Field, &c. IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WALLASEY. 39 42 Cop Field.49 58 Rush hey. 59 The Hooks. 152 155 174 Hand Staff. Salt hey field. 156 Salt Croft. 169 Salty field. 171-2 Saltway Meadow. 287 Salt Hey croft. 163 Locker Hey. 175 Kettle well garden. 176 Wallacre and Poplady. 194-5 Crook Hey.50 198-9 Stanish Hey. 200 Flook Hey. 203 Tar Hey. 232-6 Marled Hey. 238-9 Crushes, or Cushes Meadow. 244 Moor Hey. 246 Intake.51 253a Delph Hey.52 Do. Little Brook Hey. 255 Gorsey field. 49 Cop-a hedge bank. 50 The Near C.H. and Far C.H. of Robinson, and Tun C. H. and Na. C.H. of Note 20. 51 I.e., an "intake" from the common. 52 From its proximity to the quarry. 57 345-8-9) 425-8 439) Sand field. 352-3-4 Braddy field hey.55 367 Rye Grass field. 375-6 Flagfield, or Endridge.5 384 Stoney Rake. 390 Three-Nook Cake."7 397 Black butts. 413-4-7-8-24 Widmuss. 420-3 Wardsmeer. 450 Stone bark. 53 A corruption of Urmston. 54 The "Rathborn's Yard" of Robinson. 55 From "Bradow," to spread, or cover with manure. 56 From the fencing of flags set on end. 57 From its triangular shape. 58 Probably from the nature of the soil. e.-Leigh's Ches. Gloss. 59 These "Loons," or "Lounds," appear to be strips of land in one field, let to different people. The name occurs in the other townships. 266-7 377-96-7 Sandfield, Big do., and Little do. 371-2-3 381) 273 Rake Hey. 274 Old Town Hey. Orchard Pea. 275 280 Runcorn's Yard. 283 Hamlet's Yard. 317-8 Longlands Hey. 330 Withins-hence Within's Lane. 331-2 Ransacre Hey. 60 From their position on the top of the river bank. 61 From the fence of flags set on end. 333-4 Big and Little Ton Acre. 343 344 Whartons Croft. 485 Stone Bark. 268-315 Mill field. 313 Looms (? Loons). IN THE TOWNSHIP OF POOLTON. 26-7-8 Bank Hey.62 38-42-44-5 Moor Hey, and Lower do. 118-141 143 Money Part. 168-9-174 White land Hey. 176-215-17-24 Dale Hey. 178-9-205 Big and Little Flook Hey. Duck field Hey. Still land Hey. 202 204 218-19 Farland Hey, and Little do. 221-2-329-30 Renwell Hey.63 225 Fatan Hey. 226-7-46-7-56 Platkin Hey. 228 Apple Ditch Hey. 229 Shebster's Meadow.64 230 Winters Hey. 232 Longland Hey. 236 Smithy Hey. 235 Smithy Butt. 142 Pikey Loons. 62 On the top of the river bank. 59 The following field-names mentioned by Robinson I have not identified :-Cross Acre Hey, Liscard; Liscard Longways, The Moss; Watts Cabin Hey, Wallasey-probably that field south of Claremount School through which the field-path runs; and Kirby Sytch, mentioned as "Cerbesitch Hay," containing 2 acres 1 perch, in a terrier of Liscard of about the middle of the last century, in which are also mentioned Hamstock Meadow, Nar Hay, Hippocar, Hartecor, Craftelance, and Bansecor. Randscoff Hey was bought by the School, with money left by Mr. William Meoles. The following are quoted by Mr. Hance, in Trans. Hist. Soc. of Lanc. and Chesh., vol. xxxv, from Harl. MS. 2039:-In Liscard-Sneyker 65 "The Hooks are the points or hooks of land between the creeks which branched from the Pool. 66 "Sitch," or "sytch": a ditch, dry in summer and wet in winter. |