Saul
Major Settlement in the Parish of Fretherne & Saul
Historical Forms
- Salle 12 Glouc 1221 1245 Glouc 1287 Ass 1584 FF
- Sal(l)eg' 1221 Ass
- Sall 1501 Ipm 1535 VE 1675 Ogilby
- Sawle, Saul(l) 1557–1600 FF 1744 PR
- Sawe 1624 FF
Etymology
Probably 'willow-trees clearing', v. salh (gen.pl. sala ), lēah , with loss of the unstressed -ley , which sometimes occurs (cf. LMS i, 51–2); it cannot be a simplex name from the normal paradigm, as the nom. salh would give Saugh (cf. dial. saugh ) and the dat. sale would give Sale , as in Sale (Ch), whilst the late OE salig would have given a modern form like dial. sally .