Godley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale
Historical Forms
- Godel 1211–25 Facs 13 SocAnt 1285 Court
- Godele, Godelay 13 SocAnt
- Godeleg(h), Godelee, Godeley(e), Godelei 1285,1286,1287 Eyre l13 1316 SocAnt
- Godeleygh' 1360 MinAcct
- Godelegh in Longdendale 1361 BPR
- Godilegh 1321 Plea
- Goddeley c.1220 AddCh
- Goddelegh 1386 Plea
- Goddeligh 1397 ChRR
- Godley 1364 Mere
- Godley in Longdendale 1448 ChRR
- Godley Hall 1590 Earw
- Godleygh' 1318 SocAnt
- Godly 1419 1540 ChRR
- Gadlegh 1394 CoLegh
Etymology
'God(d)a's clearing', from the OE pers.n. God (d )a and lēah.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Brookfold, Brook Ho & Brook Side
- Godleyhill
- Green Hill Ho
- Iddesleigh
- Cloughbottom
- Fields
- Further Lane
- Great Wood
- Greenside
- Hartleyfold
- Hodgefold
- Idle Hill
- Intake
- Jobs
- Leylands
- Lowend
- Lumm
- Millhill
- Mottram New Rd
- New Ho
- Nimblenook
- Cock Knarr
- Etherow Bleach Works
- Green Lane
- Harridge
- Hollingworthhall Moor
- Roe Cross
- Vale Fm
- Alders
- Matleymoor
- Oak
- Taylorfold
- Westwood, Westwood Clough
- Leebangs Rocks
- Silver Spring
- Warrastfold Bridge
- Whitegates
- Willow Bank
- Barnfield
- Bayley Field Mill
- Bradleygreen
- Carrfield Mill
- Dunkirk, Dunkirk Lane & Dunkirk Wood
- Flowery Field
- The Goodiers
- Mottram Rd
- Albion Mills
- Ashtonhill Cross
- Besom Lane & Besom Row
- Lower Bower Fold
- Brookfield Terrace
- Brushes
- Buckton Grange & Buckton Vale
- Burnhousefold
- Carrbrook
- Castle Clough
- Castle Hall Mill
- Cockers
- Cock Wood
- Copley
- Croft Ho
- Lukes Fold
- Moorgate
- Moorlands & Moorlandside
- Nailors
- North End Mills
- Oakfield
- Oaklands
- Oakwood Mills
- Parkhill
- Pothill
- Rock Hall
- Saunder's Green
- Shaw Bank & Shaw Moor
- Shire Clough
- Shutts Lane
- Spring Bank
- Black Hill, Black Hill End
- Bowerclough Head
- Brick Mill
- Bridge Mill
- Far Broadslate & Near Broadslate
- Brockholes Wood
- Broken Ground
- Brook Houses
- Brun
- Buckton Castle
- Butterley Moss
- Byrness
- Cadding Wood
- Carr
- Castle, Castle Clough
- Clough, Clough Mill
- Green Hill
- Hare Hill, Hare Hill Clough
- Howel's Head
- Kiln Clough
- Loftend, Loft Intake
- Rawkins Brook
- Tooleyshaw Moor & Tooleyshaw Moss
- Top Stones
- Warlow Pike
- White Low, White Low Slack
- Winter Hill
- Woolley Mill & Woolley Lane
- Boston Mill
- Godley Green
- Green Fm & Green Lane
- Hoviley Bridge
- Clough
- Oliverswell
- Rhodesfold
- Springbank
- Tor, Tor Wood
- Underwood Cottages
- Windy Harbour
- Arrowscroft Ho & Arrowscroft Mill
- Higher Bank, Lower Bank & Middle Bank
- Bent Mill
- Boar Flat
- Brushes Reservoir & Brushes Quarry
- Dial Ho
- Gallows Clough
- Hardtimes
- Hollingworth Hall
- Rabbit Lane
- Red Ho
- Swineshaw Brook & Swineshaw Moor
- Widowscroft
- Bates
- Blundering Lane
- Cheethams
- Close
- Gallows Clough
- Golden Spring
- Harrop Edge, Harrop Edge Ho
- Longlands
- Marl Villa
- Higher Matley Hall & Lower Matley Hall
- Mottram Rd, Mottram New Rd
- Pothouses
- Pudding Lane
- Raglands
- Little Thorncliff(lost)
- Hurstclough, Hurstclough Brook
- Lower Roe Cross
- Harbour
- Ashes
- Early Bank
- Millbrook
- Staly Brook
- Bottoms Reservoir
- Cloudberry Knoll
- Coombes Clough
- Cote
- Cowbury Dale
- Crossgate
- Upper Dead Edge
- Deer Stones
- Devils Bridge
- Dewhill Naze
- Didsbury Intake
- Drysike Clough
- Dun Hill
- Enterclough
- Featherbed Moss
- Greentop
- Howards
- Ironbower Moss & Ironbower Rocks
- Little Clough
- Meadow Clough
- Meadowgrain Clough
- Millbrook Bridge & Millbrook Ho
- Mill Pond
- Millstone Rocks
- Moor Edge Rd
- The Moorlands
- Mount Skip
- Noonsun Hill
- North Grain, North Grain Clough
- Oaken Clough, Oaken Clough Brook & Oaken Clough Grains
- Oakside Bridge & Oakside Clough
- Ogden, Ogden Brook & Ogden Clough
- Ormes Moor
- Overgreen
- Pikenaze, Pikenaze Hill & Pikenaze Moor
- Redhole Spring
- Red Ratcher
- Residuum Lodge
- Rhodeswood Cottage & Rhodeswood Reservoir
- Richmond Ho
- Robinson's Moss & Robinson's Spring
- Round Hill, Round Hill Moss
- Round Intake
- Salter's Brook, Salter's Brook Bridge
- Sheepfold
- Suddens, Suddens Moss
- Soldiers Lump
- Span, Span Gutter
- Spring Bank Mills
- Squire Mill
- Stable Clough
- Stonebrake Quarries
- Stonefold
- Stone Low
- Tintwistle Bridge
- Top o' th' Green
- Valehouse Reservoir
- Warm Hole
- Wiggin Clough
- Withens Brook, Withens Edge & Withens Moor
- Bonemill Dam
- Dove Ho
- Godley Vale Ho
- High Bank Mills
- Lower Cliff
- Court Ho
- Pingot
- Dewsnip Fm
- Fields
- Hall Fm
- Hollingworth Brook
- Holly Grove
- Iron Tongue, Iron Tongue Hill
- Landslow Green, Landslow Green Fm
- Lees Hill
- Longdendale
- Lumb
- Meadowbank
- Millbrook, Millbrook Bridge
- Moorfield Terrace
- Moorside
- Mount Pleasant
- Nettle Hall
- North Britain
- Ogden Clough
- Mottram Old Hall
- Old Rd
- Slatepit Moor
- Wastelodge Reservoir
- Bardsley Gate
- Miniature Castle
- Shopwells
- Tonge Ho
- Winter Bottom
- Woodside
- Wrigleyfold
- Backmoor
- Broad Mills
- Brownroad
- Carr Ho
- Daniel Well
- Edge Lane Ho
- Gorsey Brow
- Harewood Lodge
- Harryfields
- Hillend
- Hodge Fold & Hodge Print Works
- Limefield Mill
- Summerbottom
- Hyde Mill & Hyde Park
- Newton Bank
- Newton Green
- Newton Hall, Newton Moor & Newton Wood
- Newton Ho
- Seacombe Place
- Shawhall
- Vale Cottages
- Ash Hill
- Dry Clough
- Marlpit
- Stayley Hall
- Black Tor
- Cat Clough
- Grains Moss
- Greystone Slack
- Hey, Hey Clough, Hey Edge, Hey Moss & Hey Wood
- Heyden, Heyden Brook, Heyden Head & Heyden Moor, Upper Heyden
- Highstone Rocks, Highstones
- Hoarstone Edge
- Hollins, Hollins Clough
- Hollins, Hollins Fm
- Holme Moss
- Holybank Well
- Horsfield Wood
- Great Intake & Little Intake
- Lad's Leap
- Rakes Moss & Rakes Rocks
- Tintwistle Knarr
- Townhead Fm
- Vale Mills
- White Gate
- Windgate Edge
- Bonnyfields
- Godley Brook
- Green Bank
- High St.
- Longlands
- Mottram Rd, Mottram New Rd
- Mount Pleasant
- The Oaklands, Oaklands Cottage
- Pudding Lane
- Bottom Row & Top Row
- Sundial
- Swindells Fold
- Tetlowfold
- The Thorns
- Woodside
- Apple St
- Back Wood
- Bunkers Hill
- Cock Brow
- Pinfold, Pinfold Lane
- Devil's Bridge
- Etherow Ho
- Green Spot Spring
- Hobson Moor
- Pack Saddle
- Spoutgreen
- Wicken Spring, Wicken Spring Clough
- Matley Lane, Matley Lane Fm
- New Inn
- Silver Spring
- Wardlebrook Fm
- Lane-Ends
- Littlehill
- Mainsgrass
- Manor Ho
- Mile-End Ho
- Mottram Hill
- Mottram Moor
- Mottram New Rd
- Lower Mudd, Mudd
- Old Mill Fm
- Old Rd
- Overdale
- Paddock
- Parsonage Fm
- Pingot Lane
- Prim's Parlour
- Warhill
- Lyne Edge
- Acres Brook
- Crows i' th' Wood
- Fields
- Flash
- Flaxfield
- Fold
- Fox Hill
- Gallows Clough
- Higher Harpley & Lower Harpley, Harpley
- Harridge Hall & Harridge Pike
- Hartley Quarry & Hartley Terrace
- Heaps
- Hey Heads
- Hill Top
- Huddersfield Rd
- Hussey Quarry
- Hyde Green
- Kershaw Hey
- Little Bank
- Spring-Grove Mill
- Stalyhill
- Stocks, Stocks Brook
- Sun Green
- Tonge Fold
- Walkerwood
- Wellbank
- Wild Bank
- Winter Hill
- The Wood
- Woodlands
- Abraham's Chair
- Alphin, Alphin Pike
- Ancote Hill
- Arnfield Covert
- Audernshaw Clough
- Bareholme Moss
- Binns, Binns Moss
- Black Gutter
- Castles
- Cockerhill
- Green Hollow
- Hawthorn Clough
- Intake
- Laddow Moss & Laddow Rocks
- Long Side, Long Side Moss
- Tintwistle Hall
- Torside Reservoir
- Valehouse Wood
- Westend Moss
- Wimberry Moss
- Woodbottom Fm
Early-attested site
- Thorncliff Hall, Thorncliffbarn, Thorncliffvale & Thorncliffwood
- Wedneshough Green
- Woolley, Woolley Bridge & Woolley Lane
- Sidebottom Fold
- Broadbottom, Broadbottom Bridge & Broadbottom Hall
- (The) Hague, Hague Bank
- Stalybridge
- Bottoms Hall
- Arnfield, Arnfield Brook, Arnfield Clough, Arnfield Flats, Arnfield Gutter, Arnfield Lane & Arnfield Moor
- Britland Edge Hill
- Crowden, Crowden Bridge, Great Crowden Brook & Little Crowden Brook, Crowden Hall, Little Crowden Moor, Little Crowden Meadows, Crowden Moor & Crowden Meadows
- Micklehurst
- Woodhead, Woodhead Chapel