@greenleejw Thank you. I always learn a bit of history via your posts.
Turns out Ramsey Abbey was one of the most important and wealthiest Abbeys in the Eastern Fenland...no wonder they could afford a way to keep their feet dry!
The Abbey Gatehouse still stands.
@ThePlummyBrummy@greenleejw Raven Meols is near Formby, but there is also Meols and Meols Beach in Birkenhead whose Wikipedia entry has that etymology:
https://t.co/0RSL02NBzY.