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.

Backleys

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brompton

Historical Forms

  • Baklaus 1335 ForP

Etymology

The forms are too few for any satisfactory explanation.

Places in the same Parish