Sapley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartford
Historical Forms
- Sappele 1227 ClR 1232,1235,1236,1238,1245 Cl 1255 For 1260 Ass 1299 BM 1300 Rams 1367,1381 Cl
- Sapele 1232,1235,1240,1243 Cl 1255 For
- Shappele 1238 Cl
- Sap(p)le 1245,1378 Cl
- Sappeleye 1275,1285 Cl
- Sappele Hey 1292 Cl
- Sapperleye 1338 Orig
Etymology
OE sæppe -leage (dat.), 'fir-tree clearing,' v. sæppe , leah . If this is correct it is good evidence, in this old forest district, for the presence of firs in English woodland at a good deal earlier date than is usually allowed.