Abbotsley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Abbotsley
Historical Forms
- Adboldesl' Hy2 StNeot Hy3
- Albedesleg 1257 FF
- Adboldeslee Hy3 StNeot
- Abbodesle 1270 FF 1303 FA 1313
- Magna Albodeley 1272 FF
- Alboldesle(g) 1279 RH 1310,1334 FF
- Albodesley, Addeboldeslee 1286 For
- Albotesle(y) 1286 QW 1300,1315 FF 1318 Cl 1436,1470 FF
- Abbotesle(y) 1286 QW 1318 1381 Cl 1428 FA
- Abbottesle(y) 1316 FA 1517 FF
- Albodesle 1317 FF
- Abboltesle(y) 1375 Cl
- Aubottesley 1549 Pat
- Albottysley al. Aubsley al. Abbottysley 1561 FF
Etymology
'Ealdbeald's clearing' v. leah . The later forms show the influence of the common word abbot . Abberley (Wo) has the same history and in 1535 (VE) has alternative forms Abotesley and Aburley .
Places in the same Parish
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