Wigley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brampton
Historical Forms
- Wiggeley(e), Wyggeley(e), Wyggeleg', Wyggelay, Wyggele 1254 Ipm Hy3 DbCh Ed1,1323 WollCh 1327 Banco 1355 AddCh
- Wigel', Wygel', Wygeley 1252,c.1273 RegAnt 1292 Halliii 1356 DbCh
- Wigley(e), Wygley(e), Wyglay 1312,1322 Welbeck 1324 Hallviii
Etymology
'Wi(c)ga's clearing', v. lēah ; cf. Wiggonlea Fm infra 515. Alternatively the first element may be OE wigga 'beetle'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Algarthorpe
- Ashgate
- Bagthorpe Fm
- Birley
- Causehouse
- Chanderhill
- Cutthorpe
- Firth Hall
- Freebirch
- Ingmanthorpe
- Linacre Ho
- Pocknedge
- Somersall Hall
- Wadshelf
Other OS name
- Abbeyhill Fm
- Barley Ho
- Birches
- Bramma Wood
- Buskeyfield
- Catchford Wood
- Chaneyfield Wood
- Jumble Hole
- Loads Fm
- Moorlands
- Nuttack Lane
- Oaks Lane
- Over Barn
- Oxclose Plantation
- Peacock Inn
- Picker Storth Fm
- Piper Lane
- Priestfield
- Riddings
- The Rookery
- Salter Wood
- Slack Lane
- Syda Fm
- Wellfield Wood
- Wellspring Ho
- Westwick Fm
- Woodhead Fm
- Woodnook
- Back Wood
- Belmont
- Birkinshaw Wood
- Birley Grange Fm
- Birley Wood
- Bleak Ho
- Bluster Castle
- Bole Hill
- Brampton East Moor
- Brampton Hall
- Broomfield Ho
- Calowclose
- Cat Hole
- Cowclose Fm
- Cutthorpe Common
- Dalebrook Ho
- Doghole Lane
- Ducksick Wood
- Dumble
- Fairfield
- Fox and Goose
- Frithhall Wood
- Gamsley Fm
- The Grove
- Hagg Wood
- Hallcliff Fm
- Hare Edge
- Hemming Green
- Henpark
- Hollins
- Holy Moor
- Holymoorside
- Horse Wood
- Kitchenflat Wood
- Lady Wood
- Leadhill Fm
- Leagreave
- Linacre Wood
- Loads Head
- North Lane
- Nutteral Wood
- Offley Place
- Overgreen
- Over Wood
- Pratthall
- Puddingpie Hill
- Rodknoll Fm
- Rufford Fm
- Sheepley Quarry
- Sims Wood
- Stone Low
- Thorpe Ho