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.

Waterleys Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rousham

Historical Forms

  • Terrier, Watery Leys c.1840 TA

Etymology

Waterleys Copse (6″) takes name from Watrey Leys 1729 Terrier , Watery Leys c. 1840TA .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement