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.

Heppley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Heppeleg' c.1280 Dow
  • Heppelegh c.1320 Dow 1327 Dow
  • Hepley 1490 Dow
  • molendinum de Hepley 1521 Dow

Etymology

Heppley (101–932833), Heppeleg 'c.1280Dow , Heppelegh c.1320Dow , 1327Dow , Hepley 1490Dow , molendinum de Hepley 1521Dow , 'bramble clearing', v. hēopa , lēah , cf. Hockley infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site