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.

Wolleybridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Glossop

Historical Forms

  • Wooley bridge 1829 Glover

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Wooley bridge 1829 Glover , being that part of Wolley Ch in Derbyshire , cf. Wolegh in villa de Holinworth 1330Woll , Woley 1339 ib , which is ' wolves' clearing ' , v. wulf , lēah .