Headley Heath
village · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This place name combines the Old English 'hēah' (high) and 'lēah' (woodland clearing) with 'hæþ' (heath, open uncultivated land). It describes a heath located on a high woodland clearing.
Word origins
- hēah
- Old EnglishAttestedhigh(from hēah "high")
- lēah
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing(from lēah "woodland clearing")
- hæþ
- Old Englishheath, open uncultivated land(from hæþ "heath")