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.

Harley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Herlay 1379 PT
  • Harley Wood 1572 Watson 1616 FGr
  • Hareleywood, Hurleywood 1646,1652 PRHept

Etymology

Harley Wood, Herlay 1379 PT (p), Harley Wood 1572 Watson 684, 1616FGr 2, Hareleywood , Hurleywood 1646, 1652 PRHept. 'Hare or rocky clearing', v. hara , hær , lēah , wudu , cf. Harley i, 121supra .

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Places in the same Parish

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