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.

Headley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hatheley 13 YDvii
  • Hethley broke 1497 WYD

Etymology

Headley (lost), 1710 HAS 33, 180, Hatheley 13 YD vii, Hethley broke 1497 WYD. 'Clearing on the heath', v. hǣð , lēah , a common p.n.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement