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.

Marley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Battle

Historical Forms

  • Merle 1347 Battle
  • Merley 1405–37 Dugdiii.253

Etymology

Marley Fm is Merle 1347 Battle 74, Merley 1405–37 Dugd iii. 253. v. leah . The place is not on the parish boundary, so the first element may be OE  mere, 'pool.'

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