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.

New Ley

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Newlaye, Newley 1579,1588 Stansf 1751 Rent

Etymology

, Newlaye , Newley 1579, 1588 Stansf,1751 Rent , v. nīwe , lēah ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name