Birkeley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Scottow
Historical Forms
- Byrkele 13 Holme
- Birkele c.1240,1260 ib
- Berkle 1369 Ct
- le Byrkelecrouche 1347 Holme
- Byrkele 1330 SR
- Birkele 1345 FF
Etymology
Birkeley (lost), Birkele 1130, Birkelee c. 1200 Holme, Byrkele 13Holme , Birkele c. 1240, 1260ib , Berkle 1369Ct , le Byrkelecrouche 1347Holme ; cf. Joh. de Birkele 1323–4 NoD, Agn. de Byrkele 1330SR , W. de Birkele 1345 FF; v. birki 'birch-tree', lēah and ME crouche 'cross'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Batley Green
- Batley Lane
- Birds Yard
- Clark's Farm
- Drayton
- Durrant's Grove
- Fairstead
- The Grange
- Hall Farm
- Hut Plantation
- Lamas Covert
- The Laurels
- Long Lane
- Long Plantation
- Malthouse Farm
- Manor Farm
- Mill Common
- Mill House Farm
- Newton
- Oak Belt
- Oak Grove
- Rookery Farm
- Scottow Pond
- Scottow Moors
- Scottow Row
- The Severals
- Stakebridge Beck
- Steward's Plantation
- Strikes Corner
- Workhouse Corner