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.

Slayleigh

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Slabee (sic for Slablee) 1550 SheffMan
  • Slalee 1630 Norf

Etymology

, Slabee (sicfor Slablee )1550 SheffMan, Slalee 1630Norf , possibly ' sloe clearing ' , v. slāh ( with shortening of the vowel in the compound ) , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name