Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Aldredelie 1086 DB

• Aldredelega c.1208 Dieul 14

• Aldredeleia H3 Orm2

• Aldredel' 1220–30 AddCh

• Aldredelegh l13 Adl 1364 BPR

• Nether Aldredelegh 1315 Plea

• Aldredeley, Aldredelg' c.1300 JRL32

• Aldredelay 1305 Lacy

• Aldredele 1347 BPR

• Aldrideleg' l12 Facs

• Aldrideley c.1280 Chol

• Aldrideli 1285 Eyre

• Aldridelegh 1290 ib

• Aldridell' c.1245 Chest

• Aldridel' (Inferior) 1285,1286 Eyre

• Aldritdeleg' 1290 ib

• Aldrudeleg' 1285 ib

• Aldredis c.1208 Sheaf 17

• Aldirdelegh' 13 AddCh

• Aldirdeleg' 1287 Eyre

• Aldurdelee 1255 Plea

• Aldurdelegh' 1337 Eyre

• Aldurdeley 1375 ib

• Alderdeley(e) 1275 Ipm 1309 InqAqd

• Aldurdeleg(h) 1286 Eyre l13 Fitt

• Nether Aldurdeleg(h) 1359 Eyre

• Aldurdeleygh 1312 Pat

• Halderdeleg 1275 Cl

• Aldurleya e13 Orm2 17

• Aldurlee 1260 Court

• Aldurleg 1323 Dav

• Aldurley 1419 SocAnt

• Alderlegh 1275 IpmR

• Nether Alderlegh 1341 Eyre 1653 Sheaf

• Alderle(ighe) 1329,1333 IpmR

• Alderley 1342 Tab

• Nether Alderley 1423 ChRR

• Alderleygh 1559 Pat

• Alderleigh 1602 ChRR

• Aldyrlegh l 13 Tab

• Aldirlegh 1358 MinAcct

• Aldrel' 1238 ChRR 1623

• Aldrelegh l13 Fitt

• Nether Aldrelegh 1315 Plea

• Aldreleigh 1313 SocAnt

• Audredeleg' m13 Dav 1254 Pat

• Audredeleigh, Audredeley 1254 CRC

• Audridel' 1260 Eyre

• Auderdel' 1262 Dav

• Aldridley 1274 Orm2

• Aldredley 1295 Lacy

• (Nether) Aldredlegh 1315 Plea

• Alderedlegh c.1320 Chol

• Alderdlegh 1380 Eyre

• Aldeldeleg' 1286 Eyre

• Aldireleg' 1288 Court

• (Nether) Aldelegh 1380 Eyre 1476 ChRR 1539 Dugd

• Aldeley 1527 ChRR

• Orderly 1727 Sheaf

Etymology

'Alðrȳð's clearing', from the OE  fem. pers.n. form Alðrȳð and lēah, with neoðera , inferior . The pers.n. form may represent OE  Ælfðrȳð , Æðelðrȳð or Ealhðrȳð , v. Feilitzen 153. Cf. Over Alderley 99infra .