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Survey of English Place-Names

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Woolley Head

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Ulflay 1243 Fees
  • Wlveleyheud 1297 WCR
  • Wolleyses 1591 FGr
  • Woolysees 1655 WCR
  • the three Wooleyseyes 1744 HAS

Etymology

Woolley Head (lost), Ulflay 1243 Fees, Wlveleyheud 1297 WCR, Wolleyses 1591FGr 5, Woolysees 1655WCR , the three Wooleyseyes 1744 HAS 6, 103. 'Forest-glade haunted by wolves', v. wulf , lēah , hēafod , cf. Woolley i, 286supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement