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.

Warmley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Siston

Historical Forms

  • Warmeleye 1327 SR 1384 Ass
  • Warmley Bridge on London waie 1611 Dep

Etymology

Warmley, Warmeleye 1327SR (p), 1384Ass , Warmley Bridge on London waie 1611Dep . Probably 'Wærma's clearing', from an OE  pers.n. Wærma as suggested for Warndon (Wo 175), v. lēah .