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.

Papley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warmington

Historical Forms

  • Pappele 12th Survey 1428 FA
  • Pappelle 1242 ADiii

Etymology

Papley is Pappele 12th Surveyet freq to 1428 FA, Pappelle 1242 AD iii. 'Pap (p )a 's clearing,' v. leah . Cf. Pappelode in Titchmarsh (1347 Ipm), Papworth (C) and papan holt BCS 596.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site

Other OS name