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.

Hanley William

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hanley William

Historical Forms

  • Hanlege 1086 DB
  • Hanley Thome 1242 Fees961
  • Williames Henle 1275 Ass
  • Ouer hanley 1577 Saxton

Etymology

v. Hanley Child supra 50. Thomas de la Mare held the manor in 1212 (RBE), William in 1242.

Places in the same Parish

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