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.

Townley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marbury Chapelry

Historical Forms

  • Tunleg', Tounlegh 1287 Court
  • Townley 1593 Orm2 1619 Sheaf
  • Townley Hall 1820 ib
  • Townly 1724 NotCestr
  • Tunlegh 1288 Court
  • Tounelegh 1342 Eyre 1344,1399 ChRR
  • Tounley 1394 ib

Etymology

Townley Fm (109–573462), Tunleg ', Tounlegh 1287 Court (p), Townley 1593 Orm2, 1619 Sheaf, Townley Hall 1820 ib, Townly 1724 NotCestr, 'woodland clearing with a farmstead or belonging to one', v. tūn , lēah , hall . A surname, perhaps from this place, appears as Tunlegh 1288 Court, Tounelegh 1342Eyre , 1344, 1399 ChRR, Tounley 1394 ib. Cf. Towneley La 84.