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.

Varley

Other OS name in the Parish of Marwood

Historical Forms

  • Falleia 1086 DB
  • Fernlegh 1330 SR
  • Ferlegh 1333 SR
  • Verlegh 1486 Ipm

Etymology

is Falleia 1086 DB, Fernlegh 1330SR (p), Ferlegh 1333SR (p), Verlegh 1486 Ipm .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement