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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dunningley

Early-attested site in the Parish of East and West Ardsley

Historical Forms

  • Duninglau(e) 1190–1210,e.13 YChviii
  • Dunynglawe 1581 FF
  • Duningley 1616 FF
  • Donnynglawe 1286 WCR
  • Donynglawe 1379 PT
  • Donig(e)lawe 1297,1298 WCR
  • Donislaw 1321 YDvi
  • Dunnynglaw 1559 FF
  • Dunningley 1822 Langd

Etymology

Probably 'Duning's mound', from the OE  pers.n. Dun (n )ing and hlāw, with a not uncommon uninflected genitive, but it could also be 'Dun's mound' from the OE  pers.n. Dun (n ) and the connective -ing 4 .