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.

Wesley's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halesowen

Historical Forms

  • Wesley 1270 Ct
  • Westleye 1272 Ct
  • Wasteleye 1500 Nash 18th

Etymology

'West clearing,' v. leah . The s is probably pseudo-manorial.The place is in the extreme west of the parish.