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.

Warley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Werlulleywode 1331 WCR
  • Wareleywode 1462 MinAcct
  • Warewode (sic) 1492 ib
  • Warley Wodde 1564 PRHfx 1565 Stansf
  • Warley Wood 1709 WMB

Etymology

Warley Wood, Werlulleywode 1331 WCR, Wareleywode 1462MinAcct , Warewode (sic)1492 ib, Warley Wodde 1564 PRHfx, 1565 Stansf, Warley Wood 1709 WMB, v. Warley 122supra , wudu . It was, with the rest of this township, originally part of Warley township.

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement