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Wallasey

Parish in the County of Cheshire

Historical Forms

  • Walea 1086 DB
  • Waleie 1096–1101(1150),1150 Chest
  • Waleia 1175 Facs
  • Waley 1096–1101 Chest 1280 Orm2 1555
  • Waleh 1199–1216 AddCh
  • Valeye 1294 ChF
  • Wallea 13 AddCh
  • Walleye 1259 Court 1262 Whall c.1280 Sheaf 1374(p),1351 BPR
  • Walleya 1312 Tab
  • Walley 1421 ChRR 1428 Sheaf 1439,1594 1621 Orm2 1656
  • Walley alias Walleyseye 1639 Sheaf
  • Weyeleye 1284 Ipm
  • Welee 1429 Orm2
  • Walessy 14 Chest
  • Walesse 1507 ChRR
  • Waleyesegh 1351 BPR
  • Walayesegh 1363 Orm2
  • Waleysegh' 1364 Chol
  • Waleysee 1391 ChRR
  • Waylayesegh 1363 Orm2
  • Waleseye 1377 Eyre
  • Walesegh 1416 Sheaf
  • Walesee 1429 1439,1459,1460 ChRR 1659 Sheaf
  • Walesey 1523 ChRR 1571 Dugd 1579
  • Walesy 1531 Sheaf
  • Walese 1512 Orm2 1562 Sheaf
  • Wallasegh 1418 ChRR
  • Wallasay 1514 ChEx
  • Wallase 1522 Sheaf
  • Wallasey 1545,1646,1659 ib
  • Wallaseye 1614 Orm2
  • Walsey c.1490 Surv 1621 Orm2 1656
  • Wallese 1507 ChRR 1546 Dugd 1553 Pat 1579 Dugd 1819 Orm2
  • Walleseye 1614 ib
  • Wallesey 1657 Clif
  • Wallessey 1507 ChRR
  • Walase 1522 Sheaf
  • Walezey 1534–47 Dugd 1557 Sheaf 1592 JRC
  • Walezy 1537 Orm2
  • Walezeys 1549 Sheaf
  • Wallezey 1534–47 Dugd 1554 MinAcct 1572 ChRR 1593 Morris 1724 NotCestr
  • Kirkebie Walley alias Wallezey 1598,1600,1604 AD
  • Wallezie 1594,1608 Sheaf
  • Walleze 1550 MinAcct
  • Walize 1535 VE
  • (parish of) Kyrkbye Walley 1539–47 Dugd
  • Kyrkeby Walley alias Wallezey, Kirkeby Walley alias Wallezey, Kirkebie Walley alias Wallezey, Kirkebie Walley alias Wallazey 1598,1600,1604 AD
  • Wallesl(e)y 1558 Pat
  • Wallazey, Kirkeby Walley alias Wallazey 1604 AD
  • Wallazie 1663 Sheaf
  • Wallizey 1624 ChRR
  • Walleyseye, Walley alias Walleyseye 1639 Sheaf
  • Wallisey 1684 Sheaf
  • Wallowsy 1721 Sheaf
  • Wallosy 1727 ib

Etymology

The ecclesiastical parish of Wallasey contained the townships 1. Liscard, 2. Poulton cum Seacombe, 3. Wallasey. It is now included, with Moreton cum Lingham and Saughall Massie from Bidston parish 307supra , in the County Borough of Wallasey, chartered 1910.

Major Settlements

Other places in this Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name