Earley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Earley
Historical Forms
- Herlei 1086 DB
- Erlega 1177 P
- Herleg' 1197 FF 1220 Fees
- Arle 1297 Ipm 1428 FA
- Arlegh 1535 VE
Etymology
The p.n. Arley occurs in a number of counties, and in two cases (Wa and Wo) where there are OE forms it can be proved to derive from OE earn -lēah 'eagle-wood'. Earnley Sx means 'eagles' wood'.The Berks name is very probably another example of the compound earn -lēah , though it is impossible to be certain without OE forms.Ekwall (DEPN) suggests OE ēar 'gravel', as a possible alternative first el.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Beech Lane
- Broken Brow
- The Coppice, Coppice Fm
- Culver Lane
- Dreadnought P.H.
- Earley Lodge
- Earley Radstock Fm
- Earley Westcroft
- Erleigh Court
- Elm Fm
- Elm Rd
- Home Fm
- Homefarm Cottages
- Kiln Fm
- London Rd
- Lower Earley Fm, Lower Earley Cottages, Lower Earley Villa
- Lowerwood Fm
- Maiden Erlegh
- Oak Wd
- Redhatch Copse
- Rushy Mead
- St Bartholomew's Chapel
- Shepherd's Ho
- Shrublands
- Sidmouth Grange
- The Spinney
- Trelawney
- Upperwood Fm
- Whiteknights Lake
- The Wilderness
- Woodbine Cottage
- Woodleyhill