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.

Ugley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ugley

Historical Forms

  • Uggheleam 1086 DB
  • Uggele(gh) 1232 Pat 1238 SR 1251 Cl 1428 FA
  • Huggel(e) 1235 Cl 1265 Pat 1291,1360 Ipm 1294 ADiii
  • Hog(g)ele 1248–85 Ass
  • Hockele 1285 ib
  • Og(g)ele(y) 1303 FA 1490 ADiii
  • Og(g)ele(y) alias Ougley 1571 FF
  • Oglegh 1501 ECP
  • Ukeley, Uxley 1535 VE

Etymology

'Ucga 's clearing,' v. leah . Oakley is a modern euphemism for which there is no etymological justification.

Places in the same Parish