Culley (Fm)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartwell
Historical Forms
- Couselowe 1320 Ch
- Cally Farm 1826 B
Etymology
Perhaps for OE Cūsan -hlāw , 'Cusa's hill,' v. hlaw . Cūsa is a well-established OE name. sl > ll by assimilation, just as sr becomes rr in Courage (Berks), earlier Cusanhricg (BCS 900).