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.

Huntley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Huntley

Historical Forms

  • Hvntelei 1086 DB
  • Huntel', Huntele(i), Hunteleg(h), Hunteley(e) 1211–13,1220 Fees c.1220 GlR 1221 Ass 1535 VE
  • Honteleia, Honteley 1144 France 1348 Heref
  • Huntleia, Huntley(e) c.1145 France 1316 FA 1592 Dep
  • Hunteslega 1167 P

Etymology

'The huntsman's forest-clearing', v. hunta , lēah .