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.

Varleys

Early-attested site in the Parish of Petrockstow

Historical Forms

  • Ferleia 1086 DB
  • Fernlegh, Farnlegh 1238 Ass
  • Fernele 1273 FF
  • Verlegh 1330 SR
  • Ferlegh juxta Paderstowe 1356 Ass

Etymology

'Bracken clearing,' v. fearn , leah . The s is pseudo- manorial. Cf. Varley Copse close at hand.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement