Hurley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingsbury
Historical Forms
- Hurle t.Hy1 BMFacs
- Hurlega c.1180 Wollaton 1658 FF
- Hurnlee c.1180 Wollaton
- Hurnlega 1199 BM 1221,1262 Ass
- Hurnelei t.John BM
- Hernlega 1199 CottCh
- Hornle 1262 Ass
- Horleye 1262,1285 1327 SR
Etymology
'Wood or clearing in the corner,' v. hyrne , leah . Cf. Hurley (Berks), Herlei 1086 DB, Hurnleia 1106–21 Hurley Charters, Hurnle 1219, 1248FF . Dugdale (764) noted the meaning of the name and suggested that it was so called because it lay in the utmost corner of Kingsbury Lordship.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bodymore Heath
- Cliff
- Dosthill
- Drakenage Fm
- Foul End
- Halloughton Hall
- Kimberley Hall
- Plumpton
- Slateley Hall Fm
- Whateley