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.

Slatey Rd

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bidston

Historical Forms

  • Slatey Lane 1842 TAMap

Etymology

Slatey Rd, Slatey Lane 1842TAMap , cf. the Slate Hey 1645 Sheaf, Big Slate Hay & Little Slate Hay 1824Lawton , 'sheep pasture', v. slæget , (ge)hæg, lane .