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.

Warlaby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ainderby Steeple

Historical Forms

  • Warlauesbi, Werlegesbi, Wergelesbi 1086 DB
  • Warthelbi 1227 FF
  • Warlauby 1283 Rich 1328 Banco
  • Warlow(e)by 1344 Dugdiii.567 1396 Pap
  • Worleybye 1550 RichWills

Etymology

Possibly 'Wærlaf's by' from the OE  pers. name Wǣrlaf .The spellings in DB and FF are difficult. Something of the same problem arises in the name Theddlethorpe (L), where early forms vary between Thedlac -, Tedlaue -, Tedolf - and Dedlonc - in the first element. In any case the pers. name seems to be English. Compounds of such with by are not common.

Places in the same Parish