Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Erdeslau, Erdeslauue 1086 DB

• Erdeslaw(e), Erdeslawa a.1127 Dugdvi 1154–91 Nost73d 1194,1196 P c.1200 Selby 1208 FF Hy3 BM 1234 FF 1246 Ass12 1252 Nost45d 1288 YI 1298 WCR 1411 YDx

• Erdeslowe 1219 FF 1286,1314 WCR 1300 Baild 1316 Vill 1359 BM 1402 Selby

• Erdesloue c.1235 Puds

• Erdeslouwe 1324 WCR

• Erdislowe 1284 WCR

• Herdeslau 12 Brett 1185 Templar

• Herdesloue 1166 P

• Herdeslawe 13 ADiv 1251 Ass

• Herdeslauwe 1208 Cur

• Herdislaw 12 Dugd

• Herdislaue Hy3 BM

• Herdelaw(e) 1226 FF 1303 KF

• Ardeslaw(e) 1155–62 YCh 16 KI 1285 BM 1402 YI 1418

• Est Ardeslaw(e) 1459 BM

• Ardeslowe 1383 YDi 1535 FF

• Easte Ardeslowe 1558 TestLds

• Ardislaw(e), Ardyslaw(e) 1202 FF 1552 WillY 1605 FF

• East Ardyslaw(e) 1606 FF

• Ardyslow 1577 DodsN

• Ardesley, Ardeslay 1366 Test 1510 FF 1527 TestLds

• Ardyslay 1552 YDi

• Ards(e)ley east 1641 Rates 1651 PRRth

• Adgeleye 1614 PRHrb

Etymology

'Erd's mound', v. hlāw . Erd is a pers.n. which represents an OE  Eard or the OE  Eorēd which appears to be the first el. of Ardsley i, 290supra . Here, as in the latter, the spellings in Ardes - are late or from late manuscripts and no doubt represent the normal development of ME  er to ar . The last spelling Adge - has an assimilation of -ds - to [dʒ] (cf. Phonol. § 52). v. Addenda.