Temple Dinsley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Preston
Historical Forms
- Deneslai 1086 DB
- Denesle 1250 FF
- Dynnesleya 1142 Templars
- Dynnesle 1304 BM
- Dineslea 1166 P 1340 Misc
- Dynesle Furnival(l) 1303 FA 1340 FF
- Dinnesle c.1170 Templars 1255 Ass
- Dynneslee 1304 BM 1309 Pat
- Dunesleya 1209–35 Wells
- Dunnesle 1295 Ipm
- Dynesle Temple 1294 SR 1340 FF
- Temple Dynnesley 1535 VE
- Furnival 1269 FF
Etymology
'Dyn (n )e 's clearing or wood,' v. leah . The manor was granted to the Knights Templars in 1142 (Templars 211). Another manor was held by Gerard de Furnival in 1269 (FF ).