Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• the Preists Close 1579 Terrier 1712 Terrier

• the Priest or ... rlong Close 1712 Terrier

• the Priests Close 1724 Terrier

Etymology

the Preists Close l17, the Priest or...rlong Close 1712, the Priests Close 1724(v.prēost; the partly illegible alternative 1712 form may be Furlong Close, cf.furlanges supra)