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.

Finningley

Parish in the County of West Riding of Yorkshire

Historical Forms

  • Feniglei 1086 DB
  • Feningelay 1175 P

Etymology

Auckley was formerly part of the township of Blaxton.

Major Settlements