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.

Dunsley Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Dunesleye 1308 WCR
  • Dunsley 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Dunesleye 1308 WCR, Dunsley 1709 WMB , ' Dun's clearing ' from the OE  pers.n. Dun (n ) , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site