Nares Gladley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Heath and Reach
Historical Forms
- Gledelai 1086 DB
- Gledele(g) 1131–41 Dunst 13th Ass 1247 Dunst 1286 QW 1331 Ch 1332 Ipm 1347 Cl 1379
- Gledeleia 1176 P
- Gladelaia 1176 P
- Gladelea 1177 P
- Gledley or Gledeley 1499 Ipm
Etymology
There is no evidence in the charters for a topographical use of OE glæd , 'bright,' apart from Glatton infra 187. It is more probable that the present name contains a pers. name Glǣda , from OE glǣd , 'bright,' by the side of glæd , 'glad.' Cf. Ekwall in Angl. Beiblatt xxxiii, 67. Nares is presumably the name of some owner or tenant, but remains an unsolved mystery.