Gleadless
Early-attested site in the Parish of Handsworth
Historical Forms
- le Gladeleys 13 Hlm
- (le) Gledeleys 13 Hlm
- (le) Gledele(e)s 1512 BM 1515 Star 1549 FF
- Gleddeleys l.13 Hlm
- Gledlegh(e)s 1441 SheffMan 1492,1549 BM
- Gledles 1561 FF 1577 Holinshed
- Gledleys 1602 FF
- Gleydl(e)ys 1473 BM 1563 Hlm
- Gleadleys 1584 FF 1692 Hall
- Gleadles 1692 ib
- Gleadless 1822 Langd
Etymology
It is difficult to decide whether this means 'forest clearings haunted by a kite' (OE gleoda), 'clearings in a glade' (OE glæd2), or simply 'bright clearings' (OE glǣd3); if the single spelling Glade - is to be trusted it would support either of the last two. v. lēah .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Cliffe Ho
- Green Gate Lane
- Hagg Lane
- Handsworth Hall
- Hollins End
- Intake
- Lambcroft Lane
- Lane End
- Littlewood Lane
- Oakfield Ho
- Shirtcliffe Brook, Shirtcliffe Wood
- Springfield Ho
- Woodhouse Mill
- Car Brook
- Grass Moor
- Stubbin Lane
- Woodthorpe Common
- Ballifield Hall
- Beaver Hill
- Beechy Knowle
- Bishop Hill
- Bowden Ho, Bowden Housteads Wood
- Bower
- Clifton Ho
- Spring Wood
- Cinder Hill
- Coisley Hill
- Common Side
- East Bank
- Four Lane Ends
- Foxwood
- Gleadless Common
- Hurl Field
- The Knowle
- Lamb Hill
- Myrtle Hill, Myrtle Bank, Myrtle Spring
- Netherfield Ho
- Normanton Hill
- Richmond Hill
- Shubert Bridge
- Spa Lane
- Water Slacks Lane