Lower Whitley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornhill
Historical Forms
- Hwitteleia 1195–1211 YCh1701
- Withelei 13 YDvi
- Wittelay, Wyttelay, Wytteley 1196 P 13 DodsN 1297 LS
- Wyttelegh 1247 Ch
- Witelay 1196 P
- Whitelay, Whytelay, Whyteley 1243 Fees 1303 KF 1316 Vill 1351 FF 1379 PT
- Whitteley 1303 Aid 1328 Banco
- Whitlay, Whitley 1344 Ch 1345 DodsN 1587 Arm
- Lower Whitley 1822 Langd
- Wytley 1369 Arm
Etymology
'Bright forest-glade', v. hwīt , lēah , a common YW p.n. 'Lower' in relation to Upper Whitley 233infra .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Cardwell Delf
- Lane End
- Palace Fm & Palace Wood
- Bank Fm & Bank Wood
- Briggs Lane
- Chapel Hill
- Danes Lane, Deans Plant
- Dunlands
- Furnace Hill
- Old Whimsey
- Rag Hill
- Round Wood
- Royd Cottage
- Sandy Lane
- Sheepcote Lathe
- Spring Wood
- Star Fm
- Stock's Moor
- Stony Cliffe Beck & Stony Cliffe Wood
- Chapel Lane
- Crow Royd
- Freckleton
- Golgreave
- Green Hill
- Grove Ho
- Haley Hill
- The Hall
- Hatchet Hall
- Headfield
- Hebble Mills
- Highfield
- Hill Top
- Holt Lane Ho
- Hostingley
- Howroyd Fm
- Hoyle Mill Fm
- The Ings
- Judy Haigh Ho
- Shrogg Wood
- Slaithwaite
- Lower Sowood & Upper Sowood
- Thornhill Edge
- Turnip Lane
- Wallis Fm
- Well Garth Ho
- Woodleigh
- Hill Top
- Mill Beck
- Balk Lane
- Birk Wood
- Blacker Beck & Blacker Lane
- Broad Oak Hill
- Caphouse
- Clay House Beck
- Cookhill Mill
- Dial Wood
- Emroyd
- Hartley Bank
- Hayne Lane
- Cold Hiendley
- Little London
- Longroyd Fm
- Mug Mill
- Netherfield Ho
- New House Fm
- Pits Beck
- Sun Wood
- Water Lane
- Wicken Tree Hall
- Windmill Cottage
- Windy Bank
- Wood Lane
- The Wyke
- Blackerhill Fm
- Bottoms Fm
- Bunkers Hill
- Carr Fm
- The Cross
- Frank Lane
- Goat Hill
- Lady Wood
- Lane Top
- Lees Hall
- Lees Moor
- Mellor Hill
- Mill Bank
- Mithroyd Green
- Moor Fm
- New Houses
- Ouzelwell Hall
- Overthorpe
- Portobello
- Pudding Hill
- Lower Rakes & Upper Rakes
- Red Ho
- Savile Town
- Scopsley Lane
- Cockermouth
- Common End & Common Lane
- Crows Nest
- Crowtree
- Flockton Beck
- Flockton Gate
- Flockton Green
- Flockton Hall
- Flockton Lane
- Flockton Mill
- Flockton Moor
- Green Head
- Haigh Bridge & Haigh Lane
- Hardcastle Lane
- Manor Ho
- Paul Lane
- Pinfold Lane
- Six Lanes End
- Thacker Well
- Windmill Hill Lane
- Elm Grove
- Gulley Wood
- Perkin Wood
- The Strands
- Church Lane
- Cleveland
- Clock Royd
- Common
- Croft Ho
- Dale Green
- Deadman's Lane
- Dimpledale
- Edge End
- Edge Top
- Fixby
- Fox Royd
- Gibraltar
- Lady Mill
- Wilderness