Balterley Heath
village · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Balterley Heath is a village name of Old English origin. It likely means 'Balthere's clearing'.
Word origins
- Bal
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Balthere "personal name")
- ter
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name suffix(from here "army")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")
- Heath
- Old Englishheathland(from hæþ "heathland")