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.

Early Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wadhurst

Historical Forms

  • Arleygh 15th SAC68,271
  • Arlegh 1296 SR

Etymology

Early Fm is Arleygh 15th SAC 68, 271 and gave name to Agnes de Arlegh (1296 SR). It is possibly from earn and leah , 'eagle-clearing.'