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.

Madley Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Belbroughton

Historical Forms

  • Maydeneleye 1300 Pat
  • Madeley 1553,1605 Wills
  • Madley 1587 Wills
  • Maidley c.1830 O

Etymology

'Maidens' clearing,' v. leah . For this type of name v. Medbury (PN BedsHu 71).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement