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.

Salmonsley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Standon

Historical Forms

  • Samanesleye, Samaneleye t.Ed3 Rental

Etymology

Salmonsley Wood (6″) is Samanesleye , Samaneleye t. Ed 3Rental . Probably *Sǣmann 's clearing,' v. leah .