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.

Wakeley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westmill

Historical Forms

  • Wachelei 1086 DB
  • Wakeleia 1195 Abbr
  • Wakeleyende 1404 Rental

Etymology

Wakeley is Wachelei 1086 DB, Wakeleia 1195 Abbret passim with variant spellings Wakelegh , Wakele (e ), Wakeley (e ), Wakeleyende 1404Rental . 'Waca 's clearing or wood,' v. leah . Cf. Wakeham (PN Sx 43, PN D 266). Formerly a separate parish.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement