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.

Wardlow

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wardlow

Historical Forms

  • Wardelawe 1258 FF
  • Wardelow(e) 1292 Ipm 1318 For 1339 DbAxi 1516 DbCh
  • Wardlow(e) 1275 RH 1364 DbCh 1465 ShefMD
  • Warelow 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed 1758 Bowen

Etymology

'Look-out hill', v. weard , hlāw ; cf. Wadloo Fms (PN C 122–3).No doubt Wardlow Hay Cop is the eminence giving rise to the name.