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.

Haseley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornton

Historical Forms

  • Haseleie 1086 DB
  • Hasellye 1237–40 Fees
  • Haselaya 1242 Fees871
  • Haseleye 1242 Gross 1364 New5(Radclive)

Etymology

'Hazel-clearing' v. hæsel , leah . Haseley (O) has the same origin.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement