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.

Slaley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bonsall

Historical Forms

  • Slaweley, Sloweley 1415 DuLaMB
  • Slaley 1460 Ct 1482 DuLa

Etymology

Slaley, Slauweleyge 1326 CPG, Slaweley , Sloweley 1415DuLaMB , Slaley 1460Ct , 1482DuLa , 1620 CPG, 1649DuLa . Apparently 'sloe clearing', v. slāh , lēah .