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.

Northey

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • le Northe(e) 1391 Tayl 1392 MinAcct
  • Northey 1545 TestLds 1709 WMB
  • Northeycryme, Northey Lane 1600 WCR8d
  • North hey Laine 1709 WMB

Etymology

Northey (lost), le Northe (e )1391 Tayl, 1392MinAcct 88, Northey 1545 TestLds, 1709 WMB, Northeycryme , Northey Lane 1600WCR 8d, North hey Laine 1709 WMB. 'North island', v. norð , ēg ; the ēg may have been an island in the R. Calder (there is one near Lake Lock) or the land in one of the loops of the river.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site