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.

Willow Lodge

Other OS name in the Parish of Risley

Historical Forms

  • (in) le Wilwis de Ryseley 1305 Middleton
  • Le Wylghes 1306 Ass
  • le Wylues 1314 AddCh
  • the Wylughes 1330 Ass

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , (in ) le Wilwis de Ryseley 1305Middleton (p), Le Wylghes 1306 Ass (p), le Wylues 1314AddCh (p), the Wylughes 1330Ass (p) , v. wilig .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement