Walkley
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Walkley is likely an Old English name meaning 'the fuller's wood' or 'woodland where cloth was fulled'. It combines 'wealca' (fuller) with 'lēah' (woodland clearing).
Word origins
- Walkley
- Old EnglishAttestedFuller's woodland clearing(from wealca "fuller (cloth worker)", lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")