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.

Woolley

Other OS name in the Parish of Brewood

Historical Forms

  • Wolveley 1199 Ass
  • Wolveleye 1313 Giffard
  • Wulveley iuxta Hyde 1273 FF
  • Wolfley c.1680 SP
  • Wolley(e) 1291 Ipm 1654 PCC 1880 Kelly
  • the Wooley 1834 O
  • the Wooley Piece 1842 TA

Etymology

, Wolveley 1199 Ass, Wolveleye 1313 Giffard (p), Wulveley iuxta Hyde 1273 FF, Wolfley c. 1680 SP, Wolley (e )1291 Ipm, 1654PCC to 1880 Kelly, the Wooley 1834 O, the Wooley Piece 1842TA , ' the wood or glade of the wolves ' , v. wulf ( wulfa gen . pl . ) , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement