Alderwasley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Alderwasley
Historical Forms
- Al(l)rewas(e)leg(h), Al(l)rewasseleg(h), -leg(h), Al(l)rewas(e)ley(e) 1251 Ch 1282 FF c.1293 BelCh 1303 FF 1388 DKR
- Allerwassele(i)gh, Allerwasle(i)gh, -le(i)gh, Allerwassele(e), Allerwasseley(e) 1273 DKR 1298 Cl 1298 Ipm 1321 BelCh 1327 Ipm 1330 Ass 1545 DbCh
- Alderwasle(e), Alderwaslegh, Alderwasley(e) 1407 Fine 1431 FA 1462 CPG
- Aldrewaslegh 1459 BelCh
- Alderwashele 1520 CPG
- Alderwash (sic) 1577 Saxton
- Alderwashley 1610 Speed
Etymology
'Clearing belonging to or near Alderwas ', v. lēah . The earlier name (which has not survived independently) must have been identical in origin with Alrewas (PN St 3) and is 'alder-tree marsh', v. alor , wæsse .
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Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- The Bent
- Coppice Wood
- Dairy Wood
- Gorses
- Higg Lane
- Hitchen Holes
- Knaves Cross
- Knob Fm
- Lambert's Cottage
- Lawn Fm
- Littlehays
- Long Wood
- Notonsteer
- Packhorse
- Peat Pits
- Pickard's Baulk
- Round Wood
- Sandy Ford
- Shed Ho
- Lower Slades, Upper Slades
- Alderwasley Hall
- Alderwasley Mill
- Alderwasley Park
- Chapel Hill
- Spencer Barn
- Street's Rough
- Walker Wood
- Watergate Fm
- Whitewells
- Yewtree Wood