Trusley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Trusley
Historical Forms
- Trusselai, Trusselay, Trussele, Trusselea, Trusseleg(a), Trusseleia, Trusseleie, Trusselay, Trusselegh, Trussel', Trusseley(e) c.1141 Tutbury 1166 RBE c.1166 AddCh 1177,1178,1179 P 1188,1194 late12th,e.13th WollCh 1226 FF 1466 WollCh
- Truseley 1304 EveryCh
- Tresseleye 1291 Tax
- Tressele 1298 Ipm
- Truslegh(e) e.13th DbCh 1224–48 HMC
- Trusley(e) 1331 WollCh 1383,1393 Trusley
- Thursley alias Trusley 1596 Derby
Etymology
Perhaps 'brushwood clearing', v. trūs , lēah . If this is so the almost universal -ss - in the early forms is puzzling. Perhaps to be identified with Trusley is Toxenai 1086 DB cf. Notes s.n. It is perhaps 'at the oxen enclosure', v. æt , oxa , (ge)hæg.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
Field
- Barley Close
- Barn Hollowes
- Barn Ten Lands
- Beach Pool
- Breeches
- Brickkiln Close
- Briery Bogs
- Broad Oaks
- Bryan Meadow
- Bush House
- the Car
- Coach Lane Meadow
- Cold Close
- Cole Close
- Cote Close
- Cow Close
- Crowfoot Meadow
- Dallinger
- Days Close
- Foggy Piece
- Gill Green
- Grannum Stile
- Hanford Close
- Hanging Flatt
- Hill Headlands
- Hillocky Close
- Holt Hills
- Homestead
- Horse Pool
- Hovel Close
- Hunger Hills
- Hutchinson 's Meadow
- Jefferies Pingle
- Lamsteads
- the Leys
- Marl Pit Close
- Mill Close
- Nether Wood
- Oak Tree Close
- Osier Bed
- Paddock
- Pingle
- Ploughed Nook
- Ridge Close
- Rookery
- Rough Meadow
- Rushy Meadow
- Salt Close
- Seven Leys
- Spring Close Meadow
- Sweeting Tree Close
- Tatler 's Croft
- Three Acres
- Town End
- Tree Close
- Vineyard
- Wainwrights Slang
- Wall Gap
- Way Greaves
- Well Meadow
- White Close
- Willet Meadow
- Balyacre
- Brode Closse
- Brerleia
- Ermitemedewe
- Hallowes Lane
- Hickelyng Meadow
- Hylderis
- Pilateshul
- Trusley medowe
- Trusseleybrigge