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.

Walkden Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Walkeden Howse, Walkeden Hous(e) 1555,1565 SheffMan 1556 Cust
  • Norf Walkden House 1612 SheffMan

Etymology

Walkden Ho (lost), Walkeden Howse , Walkeden Hous (e )1555, 1565 SheffMan, 1556 Cust, 1622 Norf Walkden House 1612 SheffMan, 'Walca's valley', from the OE  pers.n. Walca (cf. Walkley 196supra ), denu .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement