Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Elveldelie 1086 DB

• Alualdeleh 1208–26 AddCh

• Alvaldeley 1209 Tab

• Alualdeley 1292 Ipm

• Aluadeleya 1216–29 Chest

• Aluadeleg' 1265–91 ib

• Aluedeleg' 1265–91 Chest

• Alvedelegh 1346 BPR

• Avandeley 1292 Ipm 1724 NotCestr

• capella de Avandeley 1468 MinAcct

• Alvanley 1386 Sheaf 1562 ChRR

• Alvanly 1724 NotCestr

• Alvanley Hall, the chapelry of Alvanley 1831 Bry

• Aluendeleye 1294 ChFor

• Alvendeleye, Alvendelegh 1308 Misc

• Alvendeley 1729 Chol

• Alvenley 1581,1666 Sheaf

• Alvondelegh 1315 Orm2

• Alvonley 1503 ChFor

• Aluonley 1641 Orm2

• Alwandelegh 1330 Cl

• Olvendelegh 1369 Bark

• Almondelegh 1497 ChRR

• Albandelegh 1540 Dugd

• Abandley 1553 Pat

• Alvenerley 1549 Sheaf

• Avantley 1611 Chol

• Aulmeley 1690 Sheaf

Etymology

'Ælfweald's clearing', from the OE  pers.n. Ælfweald and lēah, with hall . Alvanley was a chapelry of Frodsham parish, v. chapel . The p.n. probably recurs at Aluandelegh 2 50.