Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Metleye 1247 Ass 1299 1303 FF 1327 SR

• Metteleye 1313 Ipm 1332 SR 1343 Ass 1390 ADiv

• Metlesend 1369 MinAcct

• Mutteley 1375 IpmR

• Meteley c.1500 MinAcct

• Metley end 1650 FF

• the Metleys 1659 Depositions

• The Metlins 1718 Dugdale

Etymology

Metlin Fm is Metleye 1247Ass (p), 1299 ib. (p), 1303FF , 1327 SR, Metteleye 1313 Ipm, 1332 SR (p), 1343Ass (p), 1390 AD iv(p), Metlesend 1369MinAcct , Mutteley 1375 IpmR, Meteley c. 1500MinAcct , Metley end 1650FF , the Metleys 1659Depositions , The Metlins 1718Dugdale . The forms are too late for any satisfactory etymology to be suggested. The form Metlin is clearly a reduction of earlier Metley End , cf. Brockamin for Brockham End (PN Wo 205) and Foul End supra 17.