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.

Wolsey Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Fleckney

Historical Forms

  • Wolsey Ltd 1925 Kelly

Etymology

, named from Wolsey Ltd 1925 Kelly , hosiery manufacturers , who established a steam factory for framework knitters .