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.

Heeley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Helegh(e) 1277 Cust 1442 Comp
  • Helay 1374 Hlm 1541 BM
  • Heghlegh 1366 Hlm 1383 Ipm
  • Heghley 1440,1549 SheffMan
  • Heighley 1563 ib
  • Hygheley Brydge 1566 Hlm
  • Haylegh 1379 PT
  • Hayley(s) 1566 SheffMan
  • Hayley als. Heley 1585 FF
  • Heeley 1553 Hlm 1591 WillY
  • Hyley 1556 FF

Etymology

'The high woodland-clearing', v. hēah , lēah , a compound occurring several times in YW.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name