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Survey of English Place-Names

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Walkley Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Walkelay 1368 YDvii

Etymology

, Walkelay 1368 YD vii , ' Walca's clearing ' , from OE Walca , lēah , cf. Walkley i, 196supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name