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.

Horseleigh Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Hadleigh

Historical Forms

  • Horslewod 1374 Ct
  • Horseley Wood 1536 MinAcct

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Horslewod 1374Ct , Horseley Wood 1536MinAcct . ' Horses' clearing , ' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement