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.

Plumbley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eckington

Historical Forms

  • Plumleg' 1236 Fees
  • Plomelay Hy3 HarlCh
  • Plumley, Plumlay 1315 CottCh 1330 Ass 1342 WollCh 1431 FA 1435 Portland

Etymology

Plumbley, Plumleg '1236 Fees (p), Plomelay Hy 3HarlCh , Plumley , Plumlay 1315CottCh , 1330Ass (p), 1342WollCh (p), 1431 FA, 1435Portland . 'Plum-tree clearing', v. plūme , lēah .