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.

Starleyfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth

Historical Forms

  • Starlech 1278 Ipm
  • Starley 1332 SR
  • Starlayfeld 14 Lowth
  • Stanl(e)y-field (sic) 1794,1799 PR

Etymology

Starleyfield, 1803, 1806 PR, Starlech 1278 Ipm, Starley 1332SR (p), Starlayfeld 14Lowth , Stanl (e )y-field (sic)1794, 1799 PR.Probably 'clearing overgrown with sedges or bents', v. stǫrr , lēah , but OE  stær 'starling' is also possible as the first el.