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.

Ardley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ardley

Historical Forms

  • Eardulfes lea 995 KCD1289 c.1250
  • Ardvlveslie 1086 DB
  • Ardoluesl', Ardeluels c.1229 Frid c.1425
  • Ardolvesle 1235 Os
  • Arduluesleg' 1246–7 Ass
  • Arduluesle 1267 FF
  • Ardolvesleye 1275 Ipm
  • Erduluesle 1123–33 OxonCh
  • Erdoluesle 1235 FF, Os
  • Erdulvesle 1267 Ch
  • Herdulvesle 1185–9 S c.1280
  • Aldulvele 1230 Cl
  • Ardulflee 1235–6 Fees
  • Arduluele 1242–3 Fees
  • Ardulfle 1280 Os
  • Erdulfle 1254–5 RH
  • Erdulfleya 1259 Os
  • Ardeley c.1260 Os 1526 LS
  • Ardul' 1278–9 RH
  • Ardel 1284–5 FA
  • Erdeleia 1320 Os
  • Ardhull 1346 FA

Etymology

'Eardwulf 's wood or clearing,' v. (a)h.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site