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.

Underley Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pulborough

Historical Forms

  • Hunderlith 1327 SR
  • Underlithe 1332 SR

Etymology

Underley Copse (6″) is to be associated with William de Hunderlith (1327 SR) and William Underlithe (1332 SR). It lies on the slope of the hill by Toat Fm supra , v. hliþ .