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.

Walkley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Walkelay, Walkeley Ed1 BM 1366 Hlm
  • Walkleye 1383 Ipm 1441 SheffMan 1609 FF
  • Wawkleye 1555 SheffMisc

Etymology

Walkley, Walkelay , Walkeley Ed 1 BM, 1366 Hlm, 1554,1588 FF, Walkleye 1383 Ipm, 1441 SheffMan, 1609 FF, Wawkleye 1555 SheffMisc.'Walca's forest-clearing', from an OE  pers.n. Walca (cf. Walkden 228, Walkingham pt. v infra ) and lēah ; cf. Walkley iii, 25infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name