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.

Pales Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Tankersley

Historical Forms

  • Paleswood Plain 1774 Fairb
  • the parke pale 1526 Star

Etymology

, Paleswood Plain 1774 Fairb, named from the parke pale (of Wortley parke ) 1526 Star .