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.

Wordley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Astley

Historical Forms

  • Wordisley 1425 IpmR 1591 BM

Etymology

The forms are too late for interpretation to be certain, but it is probable that we have the OE  pers. name Weorð found in Woodsfield infra 226. In the VCH (iv. 234) forms for Worsley in Rock are assigned to this place.