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Chapel Allerton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • Alretun(a), Alreton(a) 1086 DB 1155–62 YCh 1166 P c.1172 Kirkst 1220–30 Bodl111
  • West Alreton(a) 1133–43 Bodl4 c.1154 Kirkst
  • Chapel Alreton(a) 14 YDi
  • Allereton 1243 Fees
  • Alverton 1260–70 Bodl198
  • Allerton 1200–37 Kirkst 1323 MinAcct 1402 FA
  • West Allerton 1205 YCh1560
  • Chap(p)el(l) Allerton 1360 FF 1423 YDii 1661 WYD
  • Allerton Capella 1597 SR
  • Chap(p)le Ol(l)erton, Chap(p)el Ol(l)erton 1576,1630 PRLds 1709 PRAdel
  • ye chapel of Allerton 1365 Skyr

Etymology

'Alder farm', v. alor , tūn , cf. Allerton Gledhow 136supra , Moor Allerton infra , from which it is distinguished as 'west' and 'Chapel' (from ye chapel of Allerton 1365 Skyr). On the Midland form Oller - cf. Phonol. § 5. As with Moor Allerton and Moortown, this has been reduced to

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement