Marles Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Epping Upland
Historical Forms
- Madel(e)s 1343 Cl 1345 Ipm 1464,1508 Pat
- Maydelles 1534 NCW
- Mearles 1768 M
Etymology
Marles Fm is Madel (e )s 1343 Cl, 1345 Ipm, 1464, 1508 Pat, Maydelles 1534 NCW, Mearles 1768 M. William le Masle witnessed a North Weald deed in 1280 (Winstone), and William le Madle , presumably the same man, died holding land here in 1303 (Ipm). Cf. the modern surnames Male and Madle from OFr masle , 'male, masculine,' with intrusive d and ultimate loss of s (Weekley, Surnames 250). Cf. Introd. xxxvii.