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.

Handley Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Norton

Historical Forms

  • Hanley 1732 GR142

Etymology

, Hanley 1732GR 142 , probably ' high glade or clearing ' , v. hēah , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement