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.

Astley Coal Staith

Other OS name in the Parish of Methley

Historical Forms

  • Methley Staith 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Methley Staith 1841 O.S. ; Jo : Astley held a close in Methley in 1564 MethMR 215 ; Astley is across the Aire in Swillington ( pt . iv infra ) , v. stæð ' landing-place ' .