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.

Blakeley Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halesowen

Historical Forms

  • Blakeleye 1270 Ct 1291 Tax 1301 Ct 1322 Cl 1329 Pat 1415 LyttCh
  • Blakely 1500 Nash 18th
  • Blackley c.1830 O

Etymology

OE  (æt þæm ) blacan lēage , i.e. 'at the black clearing,' v. blæc .