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I don't know if the question has been asked before, but, where did Downall Green get the name?
Seeing Dougie's photo of the new dam reminded me of a question that was put to me a few weeks ago and that was about the brook under the dam. I've always known it as Millingford Brook, but when I asked a few questions,I found that the brook was actually called Down Brook and was changed to Millingford Brook by the Lowe family who owned Millingford Engineering. They didn't want the firm to be called Down Engineering.
The brook does in fact become Down Brook when it passes through Skitters Wood and through to Ashton.
So was Downall Green called after the brook?
Or was it called after the Downall family who lived there?

Interesting.