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.

Stanningley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Calverley

Historical Forms

  • Stannyngley, Stanningley 1562,1592 WillY
  • Stanningley Green(e) 1636 PRLds 1699 YDr
  • Staningley, Staningley Green 1714 DucLds 1771 M

Etymology

Stanningley, Stannyngley , Stanningley 1562, 1592 WillY, Stanningley Green (e )1636 PRLds, 1699 YDr, Staningley , Staningley Green 1714 DucLds, 1771 M.Probably 'stony clearing', v. stānig , stāning , lēah , cf. Stanningden 65, Stanningley 116supra ; v. grēne 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement