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.

Egley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woking

Historical Forms

  • egceanlæa 1005 Eynsham 12th
  • Eggele 1354 Seldxl
  • Egly 1604 SrWills

Etymology

Egley (6″) is egceanlæa 1005 (12th) Eynsham, Eggele 1354 Seld xl, Egly 1604 SrWills. 'Ecga 's clearing.' Cf. Egham supra 119.