English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bye Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halton

Historical Forms

  • Grene 1340 NI

Etymology

The first element in this name is probably due to the fact that the place lies in the extreme west corner of the parish and it is an example of those compounds in by -, of which several are given in the NED, in which by - denotes 'out-of-the-way.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement