Wensley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Marbury Chapelry
Historical Forms
- Wensley 1837 TA
- Wennesll', Wennelleg' 1209–28 Chol
- Wennisleg' 1250–6 Chol
- Wenisleg', Wenesleg' c.1258 Chol
- Wennesleg' c.1300 Chol
- Wensleys 1703 Chol
Etymology
Wensley (lost), Wensley 1837TA , Wennesll ', Wennelleg '1209–28Chol , Wennisleg '1250–6Chol , Wenisleg ', Wenesleg 'c.1258Chol , Wennesleg 'c.1300Chol , Wensleys 1703Chol , 'clearing or wood at a tumulus or a hillock', v. wenn , -es 2 , lēah .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Big Wood
- Brankelow Moss
- Buttermilk Bank
- Church Bridge
- Crosshill Fm
- Fox Hall
- Glebe Covert
- The Grange
- Heath Lane
- Hollins Lane
- Hollyhurst
- Holly Rough
- The Knowles
- Limepits
- Marbury Brook
- Big Mere & Little Mere
- Poole Hook
- Canal Covert
- Church Bridge
- Common Fm
- Gauntons Bank
- Lower Hall
- Handley Hill & Handley Park
- Horse Green
- The Mount
- Norbury Common
- Oak Cottage
- Peartree Fm
- Ryebank
- Lower Snab
- Steer Bridge
- Marbury Heys
- Mere Fm
- Quoisley Big Mere & Quoisley Little Mere
- Marbury Mill(lost)
- Mossbank
- Steer Bridge
- Bank Fm
- Marley Green, Marley Hall & Marley Moss
- Poole Gorse