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.

Hensleigh Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tiverton

Historical Forms

  • Hengsteleg 1228 FF 1249 Ass
  • He(n)xtelegh 1270 Ass
  • Suthenstelegh 1407 FF

Etymology

'Stallion clearing,' v. hengest , leah .