Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Kirkeby in Waleya c.1180–1245 Chest

• Kyrkbye in Waley in the parisshe of Walezey 1534–47 Dugd m16 AOMB397

• Kirkeby 1254 Cl 1352 BPR 1523 ChRR 1571

• Kyrkeby c.1320 Chol

• Kirkby 1354 Orm2

• Kirkbye 1539–47 Dugd

• Kyrkeby Waley E1 Orm2

• Kirkeby Waley 1398 Add

• Kirkby Walley alias Wallesey 1657 Clif

• Kyrby-Walley 1439 ChRR 1513 Plea

• Kirbie-Walley 1553 Pat

• Kyrby-Waley 1439 Orm2

• Kirkeby in Walesee 1459 ChRR

• Kirkeby in Walesey 1523 1571 ib

• Kyrkby in Walsey c.1490 Surv

• Kyrkeby-Walesee 1459 Orm2

• Kirkeby-Wallasey 1545 Sheaf

• Kirkby Walase 1522 Sheaf

• Kirkby Walleseye 1614 Orm2

• Kyrkewalese 1512 Orm2

• Kirkewalesee 1512 ChRR

• Walesey village c.1536 Leland

• Walesey in the parysshe of Kirkby Walley 1539–47 Dugd

• Wallasey 1545 Sheaf 1831 Bry

• Wallezie 1579 Sheaf

• Wallezey 1598 1600,1604 AD 1624 Orm2 1649 NotCestr 1724

• Wallazey 1604 AD

• Walsey 1621 Orm2 1656

• Walleyseye 1639 Sheaf

• Wallesey 1657 Clif

• Kerkebie Walley 1594 Sheaf

• Kerkby Walley 1629 Orm2

• Kirby in Walley or Walsey 1621 Orm2 1656

• Walley's Kirk 1718 NotCestr 1724

Etymology

'Church-village in Wallasey', from kirkju-býr and the district- name Wallasey 323supra , which distinguishes this place from West Kirby 294supra . Orm2 ii 472 notes that Kirkeby in Waleia or Kyrkeby Waley is the 'uniform designation' in the Lichfield episcopal registers down to 1487 when it is written Walesey . Obviously, the village of Kirkby , in which the parish church of Wallasey stood, has gradually taken the name of the parish.