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.

Blakelow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wybunbury

Historical Forms

  • Blakelow 1735 Tab
  • Blakelow Farm 1752 Sheaf
  • Blakelowe 1307 Eyre 1363,1549 Pat
  • Blaklowe 1548 ib
  • Blaklawe 1550 MinAcct

Etymology

Blakelow (110–680517), Blakelow 1735 Tab, Blakelow Farm 1752 Sheaf, Blakelowe 1307Eyre (p), 1363, 1549 Pat, Blaklowe 1548 ib, Blaklawe 1550MinAcct , 'black mound', v. blæc , hlāw .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site