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 Bierley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Birle 1246 Ass4 1311 Ch
  • Byrley 1316 Vill 1536 FF
  • Birel 1328 Ch
  • Estbirle 1424 Calv 1545 LS
  • Hunsworth Byerle 1581 Arm
  • East Berill 1591 WillY
  • Eastbirill 1606 FF
  • East Byerley 1712 PRMrf

Etymology

East Bierley, Birle 1246Ass 4, 1311 Ch, Byrley 1316 Vill, 1536 FF, Birel 1328 Ch, Estbirle 1424 Calv, 1545 LS, Hunsworth Byerle 1581 Arm, East Berill 1591 WillY, Eastbirill 1606 FF, East Byerley 1712 PRMrf, with other spellings and meaning as for North Bierley 9supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name