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.

West Ardsley

Major Settlement in the Parish of East and West Ardsley

Historical Forms

  • Erdislaw 1138–47 YChviii
  • Erdeslaw(e), Herdislaw(e) 13 ib
  • Westardeslawe, Westardeslowe 1400 Pat 1459 BM 1587,1614 FF
  • West Ardislawe, West Ardyslawe 1540 FF 1637 Bodl113
  • Ardsley west 1641 Rates

Etymology

West Ardsley village was also known as Westerton (infra ) from an early date and West Ardsley remained the name of a township.