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Underley Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Underlay, Underlai, Underley 13 MaryH45d 1279 Ass14 1282 AD 1524 MinAcct 1777 M
  • Underlawe 1466 FF
  • Underleighe 1546 MaryP
  • Hunderlay 1292 Ass6
  • Undreley 1552 ChantKL

Etymology

Underley Hall, Underlay , Underlai , Underley 13MaryH 45d, 1279Ass 14, 1282AD (p), 1524MinAcct et passim to 1777 M, Underlawe 1466FF , Underleighe 1546MaryP 28, Hunderlay 1292Ass 6(p), Undreley 1552 ChantKL 96. '(Land) below the wood or clearing', v. under (as in other names like Underbarrow, Undermillbeck i, 100, 178, etc. infra ), lēah . The wood referred to is now Green Wood.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site