Great and Little Offley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Offley
Historical Forms
- Offanlege 944–6 BCS812 14th
- Offelei, Offelei altera 1086 DB
- Offelege 1200 Cur 1303 FA
- Offele Parva 1307 SR
- Great Offle 1467 Pat
- Offly 1638 Terrier
- Oftley 1669 Sess
- Uffeleye 1339 Cl 1382 IpmR
- Affley 1608 Speed
Etymology
'Offa 's clearing or wood,' v. leah . Professor Bruce Dickins notes the tradition reported by Matthew Paris (Vitae Duorum Offarum 32) that Offa of Mercia died here.