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The Batt Familly

Is it the case that the Batt family gave their name to the town... Or is it the case that the Batt familly is coincidentally named. If the Batt family are recorded in the domesday book along with the entry for batley then I suppose this question is answered. Another thing to look for are entries for other towns ending in the anglo saxon 'ley' to see if their spellings were similar to the entry for Batley. Since it seems likely that Batley is spelt in a more French way in the domesday book for historical reasons. My understanding is that the Batt familly changed their name to Batt in order to make it appear that their familly was ancient. (unsigned)

We need reliable sources that are verifiable. The domesday book would qualify. My own 'understanding' is that before the French conquest, this had been solid Dane territory for quite some time, so the Anglo-Saxons might have little to do with it. Even the modern word bat (animal) is from O. Norse; the Anglo-Saxon word for the bat animal was totally unsimilar. ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 13:39, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to the BBC's 1986 domesday book (http://domesday.domesday1986.com) Batley is named after Batta's Ley, this seems right to me. I'm fairly convinced that Batley is named after a person in the same way that Grimsby etc. (Grims Town) is. I just aren't convinced that the Batt familly of 'Oakwell Hall' fame were hundreds of years old. It costs £3.50 to check the Domesday look for a single entry. So I'm trying to find an alternative source. (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/) I think we should start an 'etymology' section to contain all this.

The Dewsbury-Batley-Birstall valley

Is there a name for the valley in which dewsbury, batley and birstall sit?

Batley/Dewsbury distinction

At what point does Batley end and Dewsbury begin? The two towns merge into one another, but there must be a boundary somewhere, right?