Sorley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Churchstow
Historical Forms
- Sueordleage, Sueordleage wælle 947 BCS451
- swurdleage, æt swurdleage, swurdleg, swurdleg wyll 962 ThorndonHallCharter
- Surleia 1086 DB
- Surlegh 1242 Fees776 1249 Ass 1284 Ass
- Sourlegh 1284 Ass
- Sorlegh 1285 FA
Etymology
The name must be a compound of OE sweord , 'sword' and leah, but the meaning of such a place-name is obscure. Cf. Swaddicott supra 110, and for the early loss of w , cf. Sourton supra 206.