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.

Armleas

Early-attested site in the Parish of Middleton by Wirksworth

Historical Forms

  • Armeley 1379 CPG
  • Erme leas 1618 ib
  • Arme Leyes 1638 ib
  • the Ermeleyes 1702 ib

Etymology

Armleas (6″), Armeley 1379CPG , Erme leas 1618 ib, Arme Leyes 1638 ib, the Ermeleyes 1702 ib. 'Wretched clearing', v. earm , lēah .