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.

Aldro

Early-attested site in the Parish of Birdsall

Historical Forms

  • Allyrhowsleghtes c.1412 Kirkham
  • Allerhow 1413 ib

Etymology

Aldro is Allyrhowsleghtes c. 1412Kirkham , Allerhow 1413 ib.'Alder hill,' v. alor , haugr . There is a tumulus nearby called Aldro Rath. Sleghtes in the first form is from slétta 'level field.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement