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.

Hartley

Other OS name in the Parish of Winsley

Historical Forms

  • Hortleye 1289 Ipm
  • Horteleye 1299 WIpm
  • Hortlie 1634 ib
  • Hartley 1773 AandD

Etymology

is Hortleye 1289 Ipm (p), Horteleye 1299 WIpm,Hortlie 1634 ib., Hartley 1773 A and D . OE  heort (a ) leah , ' hartclearing , ' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement