Flaxley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Flaxley
Historical Forms
- Flax(e)ley(a), Flax(e)le(a), Flax(e)leg(a) 1160 P 12,13 Flax 1221 Ass 1258 Ch c.1275 For 1662 Comm
- Flex(e)leg(a), Flex(e)le(a), Flex(e)ley(a) 12 Tewk84 1164–1204 P c.1200 GlR 1211–13 Fees 1221 Ass 1430 GlR
- Flixleye 1305 Ipm
Etymology
'Clearing where flax was grown', v. fleax , lēah .