Whalley Banks
hamlet · Lancashire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Whalley Banks likely derives from an Old English personal name and 'hollow' or 'valley'. It refers to a settlement located in a hollow or valley associated with a person named Wæġel or similar.
Word origins
- Whalley
- Old EnglishWæġel's hollow/valley(from Wæġel "personal name", hēalh "hollow, valley")
- Banks
- Old Englishslopes, hillsides(from banc "bank, slope")