Corkley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Weston Underwood
Historical Forms
- Cort(e)leg, Cort(e)l', Cort(e)legh, Cort(e)lay, Cort(e)ley(e) 1251 Ch 1294 RadCh 1367 FF 1386 DuLa 1387 Cor
- Litle Court(e)ley 1607 Deed
- Curtley 1482 MinAcct
- Corckeley 1600 Ct
- Corkley 1767 Burdett
Etymology
Perhaps 'Corta's clearing', v. lēah . For OE pers.n. *Corta cf. Corburn Lane (PN NRY 14), Courteenhall (PN Nth 145–6) and Corton (PN W 162). Alternatively it may be 'short clearing', v. cort(e), lēah . The interchange of t and k before l is evidenced in other place-names and dialects.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Brewards Carr
- Brick-kiln Covert
- Bullhurst Hill
- Burland-green Lane
- Calder Well
- Chilla Car
- The Clives
- The Clouds
- Cocks-hut-hill
- Draycott Plantation
- Frost Covert
- Hall Close
- Highfield Barn
- Hollybush
- Hunger Hill
- Leasues
- Marples Plantation
- Merry Wood
- Mill Ho
- Moseyley
- Nether Weston
- Newlands
- Northfield Plantation
- Salts Plantation
- Sugar Loaf
- Taghole Lane