Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sentodleag 716–43 BCS164 11th

• Sengetlege 896 BCS574 1560

• Sanctleha 1220 Spillm

• Senctleie 1230–50 ib

• Seyntele(e) 1248 Ass 1291 Tetb 1295 FF

• Seyntle(y) 1320 Ass 1322 MinAcct 1438 Rent

• Sentle(ye) c.1250 Berk Ric2 Rent

• Dure Sentle(ye) Ric2 ib

• Seyncle(ie) 1322 MinAcct, Misc

• Sencle 1322 1417 IpmR

• Seyncler(e), Seincler(e) 1322 Misc 1368 Ipm

• Seytclere (sic) 1476 FF

• Senclerdesende 1411,1474 MinAcct

• Saintcleye, Seintcleye 1368 Cl 1439 IpmR

• Seyncleye 1389 Ipm

• Sen(c)kley(e) 1400 Rent 1688 GR25

• Sainckley als. Seinckloe 1625 FF

• Seynctley 1570 FF

• Silkeley 1611 FF

• Synckley als. Seyntley 1573 FF

• Seintkley als. Seyntloe 1612 FF

• Sayntloe 1609 FF

• St Chloe 1830 M

Etymology

'Clearing made by burning', v. senget (or OE  senged 'singed, burnt', pa.pt. of sengan ), lēah ; cf. Saintlow (iii, 219infra ), Syntley (Wo 36). The adaptations to the name of a St Chloe and that of St Clair is paralleled by St Clair's Barn (Wo 36).