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.

East and West Ardsley

Parish in the County of West Riding of Yorkshire

Etymology

East and West Ardsley were originally separate townships, East Ardsley being also an ecclesiastical parish, and West Ardsley being in the parish of Woodkirk (176infra ). The two townships are now in the Municipal Borough of Morley (182infra ).

Major Settlements