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.

Staningley

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Stanley 1552 TestLds
  • Little Stanley 1848 TA

Etymology

, 'one close called Stanley ' 1552TestLds, Little Stanley 1848TA , ' stony clearing ' , v. stān , lēah , influenced by Stanningley 237infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name