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.

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

None