Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Mareschalesheighes 1344 Ipm

• Maskylsay 1441 Hutch3

• Maskeleshay 1521 Brid

• Maskaleshay 1530 Weld2

• Marshalshay 1637 DorR 1863 Hutch3

• Marshallsea 1678 Sheridan

• Marshallshay 1811 OS

Etymology

Marshalsea (ST 389001), Mareschalesheighes 1344 Ipm (p), Maskylsay 1441 Hutch3, Maskeleshay 1521Brid (p), Maskaleshay 1530Weld 2 (p), Marshalshay 1637 DorR, 1863 Hutch3, Marshallsea 1678Sheridan , Marshallshay 1811 OS, from ME  hay (OE  (ge)hæg) 'enclosure' with the ME  surname Mareschal , cf. William le Mareshal 1308 FF (mentioned in connection with land in Whitchurch C. par. infra ). For the variant spellings Mar (e )scal v. Reaney-Wilson s.n. Marshall and the several Do instances of the surname in 1327 SR. The surname is from the occupational term OFr , ME  maresc(h)al 'one who tends horses, especially one who treats their diseases', also 'a shoeing smith, a farrier', and it is of course possible that the p.n. contains the term itself rather than the surname, cf. Forstershay and Harper's Fm both supra .