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.

Outlane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Huddersfield

Historical Forms

  • le Outelone 1326 WCR
  • Owteland (sic) 1590 WillY
  • Outlane 1593 PREll 1642 WillY
  • the Outlane 1775 Watson

Etymology

Outlane, le Outelone 1326 WCR, Owteland (sic)1590 WillY, Outlane 1593 PREll, 1642 WillY, 'the public road called the Outlane ' 1775 Watson, v. ūt , lāne ; it is on the Roman road which here forms the wapentake boundary.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site