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.

Heaviley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Heaviley c.1636 Sheaf
  • Hethyleg(h), Hethileg(h) 1283 Earw 1286,1290 Court 1360 Eyre
  • Heuileye 1285 ib
  • (le) Heuylegh 1354,1372 ib
  • Heveley 1423 Earw
  • Heaveley Lane 1577 ib

Etymology

Heaviley, Heaviley c.1636 Sheaf, Hethyleg (h ), Hethileg (h )1283 Earw, 1286, 1290 Court (p), 1360Eyre (p), Heuileye 1285ib , (le ) Heuylegh 1354, 1372ib , Heveley 1423 Earw (p), Heaveley Lane 1577 ib, 'heathy wood or clearing', v. hǣðig , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name