"Makerfield" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Recorded by Bede as Maserfelth (c. 730 AD), apparently a miscopying of Old English *Macerfelth. From Proto-Brythonic *maguɨr (“a wall”) (itself from Latin maceria) + Old English feld (“a field”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|*Macerfelth}} Old English *Macerfelth, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*maguɨr||t=a wall}} Proto-Brythonic *maguɨr (“a wall”), {{der|en|la|maceria}} Latin maceria, {{der|en|ang|feld||t=a field}} Old English feld (“a field”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Makerfield
  1. An area in northwest England, now split between the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, both within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. Derived forms: Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, Newton-in-Makerfield
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