English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Tuseley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Munden

Historical Forms

  • Tusley c.1840 TA
  • Tyresle, Tirelesleye t.Hy6 Rental

Etymology

Tuseley Wood (6″) is Tusley c. 1840TA and is possibly to be identified with Tyresle , Tirelesleye t. Hy 6Rental , v. leah . If so, the first element is the French personal name Tyrell .