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.

Birchley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brinklow

Historical Forms

  • bosc. de Burchleia, Borchleia c.1400 Combe
  • Birtley c.1830 O.S.

Etymology

Birchley Wood is bosc. de Burchleia , Borchleia c. 1400Combe , Birtley c. 1830 O.S. 'Birch clearing or wood,' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish