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Nechells
Nechells is a district ward in central Birmingham, England, whose population in 2011 was 33,957. It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Nechells local government ward includes areas, for example parts of Birmingham city centre, which are not part of the historic district of Nechells as such, now often referred to in policy documents as "North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston". Origins of the name Early recorded versions of the name include ''Echeles'' (about 1180), ''Le Echeles'' (1290) and ''Le Necheles'' (1322). The latter form of the name derives from "atten Eccheles", "belonging to the ''Eccheles''", an Old English word meaning "land added to a village or estate". The philologist Eilert Ekwall speculated that a more precise meaning could be "land added by clearing," or "land added by draining a marsh". In the Middle English period, following the process of language change known as metanalysis, only the "n" in "atten" remained in oral usage and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nechells County Primary School, Eliot Street, Birmingham
Nechells is a district ward in central Birmingham, England, whose population in 2011 was 33,957. It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Nechells local government ward includes areas, for example parts of Birmingham city centre, which are not part of the historic district of Nechells as such, now often referred to in policy documents as "North Nechells, Bloomsbury and Duddeston". Origins of the name Early recorded versions of the name include ''Echeles'' (about 1180), ''Le Echeles'' (1290) and ''Le Necheles'' (1322). The latter form of the name derives from "atten Eccheles", "belonging to the ''Eccheles''", an Old English word meaning "land added to a village or estate". The philologist Eilert Ekwall speculated that a more precise meaning could be "land added by clearing," or "land added by draining a marsh". In the Middle English period, following the process of language change known as metanalysis, only the "n" in "atten" remained in oral usage and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
