Ees (place name)

Ees (place name)

Ees is an archaic term for a piece of land liable to flood, or water meadow. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon "ea" meaning water or a river. It is still used locally in Greater Manchester to indicate nature reserves and flood basins adjoining the River Mersey: Chorlton Ees, Sale Ees and Stretford Ees. [Lloyd 1972 p 3]

The term is also modified to "Eye" and "Eea".

Notes

References

* John M. Lloyd 1972, "The Township of Chorlton-cum-Hardy", E. J. Morten, Manchester, ISBN 0-901598-26-7.


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