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.

Horsley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Horsley

Historical Forms

  • Horselei 1086 DB
  • Hors(e)leya, Hors(e)ley(e), Hors(e)lega, Hors(e)leg(e), Hors(e)legh, Hors(e)leia, Hors(e)l', Hors(e)lie 1155–8 Ch 1316 Darley 1157 1176(p),1198,1199 Darley late12th
  • Horsseleg', Horsseley 1230 P 1291 Tax 1344 DbCh
  • Horsaleye 1275 RH

Etymology

'Horses' clearing', v. hors , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name