Wortley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Tankersley
Historical Forms
- Wirtleie, W(i)rlei(a) 1086 DB
- Wrtley, Wrtlay 1185–1215 YChvi 1303 Aid
- Wrtelay, Wrteley 1190–1210 YChvii a.1218 1251 FF
- Wrthele, Wrthelay a.1218 YChviii 1228 Hall
- Wortelai, Worteley(e), Wortelay 1293 QW 1307 1316 Vill 1564 NCWills
- Wreley 1303 KF
- Wortley, Wortlay 1428 FA 1448 Testii 1526 FF 1741 Hall
Etymology
'Clearing used for growing vegetables', v. wyrt , lēah . Wortley iii, 212infra has a different origin.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Bull Wood
- Broad Ing Plant
- Church Lane, Church Stile
- Clay Royd Plant
- Croft Head
- Hangman Stone
- Hollins Plant
- Knoll Drift
- Lacton Ho
- Lidgett Colliery
- Longley Fm
- Moor Lane
- New Biggin
- Old Hall
- Park Gate
- Park Side
- Pilley Green
- Pilley Lane End
- Potter Holes
- Sowell Wood
- Stone Rows
- Tankersley Park
- Thorncliffe Wood
- Warren Lane
- West Wood
- Ayton Wood
- Bank End
- Berry Fold
- Bimshaw Wood
- Booth Wood
- Bottom Dike
- Broad Stone
- Brownlow Rocher
- Buck Park
- Bullock Well
- Burnt Hill
- Carr Head
- Carr Ho
- Clappers
- Cliffe Common, Cliffe Ho
- Coates Green
- Cote Field
- Crane Greave
- Cundy Cross (remains), Cundy Houses
- Dance Lane, Dance Green
- Dike Bottom
- The Flats
- Gosling Fm, Gosling Moor
- Green Springs
- Hague's Wood
- Hall Field Head
- Hare Spring
- Harper Hill Fm
- Hermit Hill
- Hey Crook Common
- High Wood
- Hobb Stones
- The Hollow
- Holly Ho
- Holmes Fm
- Hurst Green
- Hussey Hall Oven
- Lane Royds
- Laycock Quarry
- Mark Brook
- Mill Moor
- Moor Side
- Nottingley Well
- Ochre Well
- Owler Lane
- Pales Wood
- Pea Field Lane
- Plank Gate
- Raven Rocks
- Redmires Wood
- Royds Well
- Ruggen
- Sims Well
- Smithy Fold
- Sough Dike
- Soughley Bridge
- Spout Ho
- Stanfield Ash
- Stead Spring
- Stocthorn Gap
- Storrs Ho
- Top Cliffe Wood
- Townend Ho
- Well Houses
- Wharncliffe Lodge
- Wharncliffe Wood
- Wheel Bank Hill
- Winterbottom Busks
- Wood End
- Wortley Bank
- Wortley Hall
- Yew Gate