Baddiley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Baddiley
Historical Forms
- Bedelei 1086 DB
- Badileg' e13 Sheaf 1244
- Badile 1287 Court
- Badyleye 1291 Tax
- Baddil' 1241 MRA
- Baddileg' 1299 Plea
- Badeleg' 1298 Plea
- Badelegh 1309 ChRR
- Badeligh, Badele(e), Badeley 1576 ChRR
- Badelly 1694 ChetOSviii
- Baddeley 1401 BM
- Badlegh 1338 Plea
- Badleigh 1360 Orm2
- Badle(y) c.1536 Sheaf, Leland
- Badingley 14 NotCestr 17 1724
- Budeley 1536 ChRR
- Baduley 1574 Orm2
Etymology
From lēah 'a wood, a clearing', and an OE pers.n. Bæd (d )a or Bead (d )a . The -i -, -y - spellings represent a reduced form of -ing-, fully represented in only one late copy in the spelling Badingley .Cf. Faddiley, Baddington 142, 131infra .