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.

Aldersey Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Coddington

Historical Forms

  • Aldersey Green 1842 OS
  • Great Aldersey or Aldersey Green 1860 White
  • Magna Alderisheye 1289 Court
  • Magna- 1592 ChRR
  • Grete- 1498 Sheaf
  • Gret- 1542 Plea
  • Great- 1570 Cre 1724 NotCestr
  • Mikel- 1503 ChRR
  • Micle- 1519 Chol
  • Mikle- 1539 Plea 1564 ChRR
  • Mykle- 1546 Orm2

Etymology

Aldersey Green (109–462567), Aldersey Green 1842 OS, Great Aldersey or Aldersey Green 1860 White, Magna Alderisheye 1289 Court, and thereafter with spellings as for Aldersey supra , and Magna - to 1592 ChRR, Grete -1498 Sheaf, Gret -1542 Plea, Great -1570 Cre, 1724 NotCestr, Mikel -1503 ChRR, Micle -1519Chol , Mikle -1539 Plea, 1564 ChRR, Mykle -1546 Orm2, v. magna , grēat , micel , grēne 2 .