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.

Blackley Down

Other OS name in the Parish of Farway

Historical Forms

  • Blakeleyg 1384 FF
  • Blakeleghe 1408 IpmR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Blakeleyg 1384FF , Blakeleghe 1408 IpmR . v. blæc , leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement