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.

Slowley Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arley

Historical Forms

  • Slalea 1173 P
  • Slolege 1221 FF 1232 Ass
  • Slole ib.
  • Sloleye 1274 Cl
  • Slolegh 1327 Pat
  • Scloley 1525 FF
  • Slohale 1232 Ass
  • Slowley(e) 1252 FF 1322 Pat 1327 Ipm 1332 SR 1380 IpmR
  • Sloghley 1272 Ass

Etymology

This is probably a compound of OE  slah, 'sloe,' and leah, hence 'clearing where sloes grow.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement