Castley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Leathley
Historical Forms
- Castelai, Castelay, Castelea, Casteley 1086 DB 12 1166 P 1190–1203 YCh516 1198 Fount 13 Heal16 13 Ch 1310 FF 1203 MinAcct 1542
- Castellay, Castelle(y) 13 Font 1229 Pat 1234 FF 1285 KI 1316 Vill
- Castlay, Castley 13 Heal170d 1249 Ch 1609 FF
- Casley 1641 Rates 1731 PRAdel
Etymology
'Clearing near the fort', v. castel , lēah . The 6″ O.S. (188 NW) marks the site of a fort where querns were found near the railway viaduct. The original first el. may have been OE ceaster with OFr castel substituted as in Castleford ii, 69supra .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Badger Lane
- Chapel Hill
- Hannam's Hill
- Riffa Ho
- West Holme
- White Ho
- Barks Hill
- Becklands Turn
- Crosby Close
- Ellers
- Fishpool
- Flatts Fm
- Hartmires
- Hilltop Fm
- Hold Gills
- Hugman Bank
- Leafield
- Leathley Bridge
- Leathley Field
- Leathley Hall, Leathley Mill
- Leathley Moor
- Little London
- Low End
- Maple Beck
- North Field
- Oliver Wood
- Rooley Well
- Rotherford
- Scale Hill
- Street Close
- Stripes
- Wheat Croft
- Willow Garth