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Nether Alderley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Alderley

Historical Forms

  • Aldredelie 1086 DB
  • Aldredelega c.1208 Dieul 14
  • Aldredeleia H3 Orm2
  • Aldredel' 1220–30 AddCh
  • Aldredelegh l13 Adl 1364 BPR
  • Nether Aldredelegh 1315 Plea
  • Aldredeley, Aldredelg' c.1300 JRL32
  • Aldredelay 1305 Lacy
  • Aldredele 1347 BPR
  • Aldrideleg' l12 Facs
  • Aldrideley c.1280 Chol
  • Aldrideli 1285 Eyre
  • Aldridelegh 1290 ib
  • Aldridell' c.1245 Chest
  • Aldridel' (Inferior) 1285,1286 Eyre
  • Aldritdeleg' 1290 ib
  • Aldrudeleg' 1285 ib
  • Aldredis c.1208 Sheaf 17
  • Aldirdelegh' 13 AddCh
  • Aldirdeleg' 1287 Eyre
  • Aldurdelee 1255 Plea
  • Aldurdelegh' 1337 Eyre
  • Aldurdeley 1375 ib
  • Alderdeley(e) 1275 Ipm 1309 InqAqd
  • Aldurdeleg(h) 1286 Eyre l13 Fitt
  • Nether Aldurdeleg(h) 1359 Eyre
  • Aldurdeleygh 1312 Pat
  • Halderdeleg 1275 Cl
  • Aldurleya e13 Orm2 17
  • Aldurlee 1260 Court
  • Aldurleg 1323 Dav
  • Aldurley 1419 SocAnt
  • Alderlegh 1275 IpmR
  • Nether Alderlegh 1341 Eyre 1653 Sheaf
  • Alderle(ighe) 1329,1333 IpmR
  • Alderley 1342 Tab
  • Nether Alderley 1423 ChRR
  • Alderleygh 1559 Pat
  • Alderleigh 1602 ChRR
  • Aldyrlegh l 13 Tab
  • Aldirlegh 1358 MinAcct
  • Aldrel' 1238 ChRR 1623
  • Aldrelegh l13 Fitt
  • Nether Aldrelegh 1315 Plea
  • Aldreleigh 1313 SocAnt
  • Audredeleg' m13 Dav 1254 Pat
  • Audredeleigh, Audredeley 1254 CRC
  • Audridel' 1260 Eyre
  • Auderdel' 1262 Dav
  • Aldridley 1274 Orm2
  • Aldredley 1295 Lacy
  • (Nether) Aldredlegh 1315 Plea
  • Alderedlegh c.1320 Chol
  • Alderdlegh 1380 Eyre
  • Aldeldeleg' 1286 Eyre
  • Aldireleg' 1288 Court
  • (Nether) Aldelegh 1380 Eyre 1476 ChRR 1539 Dugd
  • Aldeley 1527 ChRR
  • Orderly 1727 Sheaf

Etymology

'Alðrȳð's clearing', from the OE  fem. pers.n. form Alðrȳð and lēah, with neoðera , inferior . The pers.n. form may represent OE  Ælfðrȳð , Æðelðrȳð or Ealhðrȳð , v. Feilitzen 153. Cf. Over Alderley 99infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement