Ansley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ansley
Historical Forms
- Hanslei 1086 DB
- Aneslea 1174,1175 P
- Aneslega 1221 Ass 1241 FF
- Onestleya 1232 Ass
- Anesteleye 1235 Misc 1297,1299 Ass
- Anestelay 1429 BM
- Hanesteleye 1297 Ass
- Anestlege 1247 ib
- Anestlyghe 1262 1272 FF
- Anestleye 1291 Tax 1297 Cl
- Anestle 1311 FF
- Onsteleye 1297 Ass 1378 FF
- Anstley 1327 ADiii
- Anstley et non Onstleye 1315 Ass
- Ansteley(e) 1408 FF 1413 ADv 1416,1432 ADi
- Anstlee 1332 SR
- Ansley 1426 BM 1458 ADiv
- Anseley 1434 BM 1535 VE
- Anceley 1550,1605 FF
- Anceley al Ansley 1618 ib
- Annesley 1547 Dugdale
Etymology
This is a difficult name. Professor Ekwall suggests that it is a compound of OE ānsetl , 'lonely dwelling, hermitage,' and leah, hence 'clearing marked by such a dwelling.' Cf. ansætleh in an early Yorkshire charter (BCS 1278).