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.

Utley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Utelai 1086 DB
  • Utele 1207 Cur
  • Vtteleiebec 1152–62 YChvii
  • Vtteley, Utteley, Uttelay 1285 KI 1379 PT
  • Ut(t)ley 1497 Ipm 1577 Whit 1604 FF 1656 Briggs

Etymology

Utley, Utelai 1086 DB, Utele 1207 Cur, Vtteleiebec 1152–62 YCh vii, Vtteley , Utteley , Uttelay 1285 KI, 1379 PT (p), Ut (t )ley 1497 Ipm, 1577 Whit 11, 1604 FFet freq to 1656Briggs b. 12. 'Utta's forest-glade or clearing' from the OE  pers.n. Utta and lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement