Slay Barn
Early-attested site in the Parish of Cuddesdon
Etymology
Slay Barn. Cf. Upper , Middle and Lower Sleigh , Middle Slays Bottom , Pond Slays c. 1840TA . Also in this part of the county are Slay Fm (6″) in Pyrton (cf. Slay furlong , roadway , homestead , close and lane c. 1840TA ): and Slays Plantation, Cozenslays Plantation (both 6″) in Swyncombe (cf. Slay Shaw , Lower Slays and Cozen 's Slay c. 1840TA ). The word also occurs in the field-names of Dorchester. slay is recorded in EDD as meaning 'a slope' and 'a lane cut through a whin or broom cover to admit a vehicle to receive the cuttings, or to facilitate the movements of sportsmen.'