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.

Limley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard

Historical Forms

  • Lymlay 1379 PT
  • Limla 1817 M
  • Limley 1822 Langd

Etymology

Limley, Lymlay 1379 PT (p), Limla 1817 M, Limley 1822 Langd.Probably 'lime clearing', v. līm , lēah ; there are old lime-kilns in the neighbourhood.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site