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Liley Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Mirfield

Historical Forms

  • Liley, Lyley 1589 WillY 1649 PRMrf 1656 Pick 1666 Visit 1696 WB182

Etymology

, Liley , Lyley 1589 WillY, 1649 PRMrf, 1656Pick, 1666 Visit, 1696WB 182 , cf. Lilley Bank toppe 1639 WillY , probably ' flax clearing ' , v. līn , lēah , with a common loss of - n - as in Lillands iii, 39infra .