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.

Hatley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Frodsham

Historical Forms

  • Hatteley, Hattelegh iuxta Catenhaleclogh 1347 ChFor
  • Hatley Lane 1780 EnclA
  • Hartley Lane 1842 OS

Etymology

Hatley Fm (109–535763), Hatteley , Hattelegh iuxta Catenhaleclogh 1347ChFor , Hatley Lane 1780EnclA , Hartley Lane 1842 OS, 'clearing at a hat-shaped hill', from hætt and lēah , with lane , brū and mǣd .Cf. Hatley 231supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name