Bletchley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Moreton Say
Historical Forms
- Ble(c)hell 1199 Ch 1265
- Blecheleya e.13th Lil 1543 PR(L)
- Blechcheleye 1309 Ipm
- Bleggeleg c.1220–30 Lil
- Bleggeleg' p.1236 Lil
- Bledgley 1618 PR(L)
- Blechesley c.1222 HAC
- Blechesl' 1255–6 Ass
- Bletchesley, Blecchesley 1389 Cl
- Blechlegh' 1271–2 Ass
- Blechley 1536 PR(L)
- Blaccheleye 1306–7 Ass
- Bletcheley 1322 Pat
- Bletcheleye 1334 SR
- Bletchley 1596 PR(L)
- Bleashley 1696 SBL4992
Etymology
Second element lēah, probably in its late sense 'pasture, meadow'.First element a personal name, probably *Blecca . The personal name Blæcca is recorded, and is sometimes given as the first element of place- names such as Bletchley Bk, Bletchingley Sr, which have early forms with -a - as well as with -e -, v. PN Bk 17, PN Sr 308. There is a single -a - form for the present name, but this is outweighed by the mass of -e - spellings, and Blecca is the likeliest form of the personal name in this case. CDEPN and DEPN note the occasional forms with -s - and postulate a strong form *Blecci as an alternative, but a full collection of forms gives strong support to Blecca .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Castlehill Wd
- Ford Hall
- Fordhall Cottages, Fordhall Villa
- Long Covert
- Longford Cottage, Longford Ho, Longford Villa
- Smythemoor
- Waterloo Cottage
- The Bath
- Cheadle Orchard
- Higginswood
- Hill Fm
- Lockett's Gorse
- Moreton Hall
- Moreton Mill
- Moretonwood
- Pedsmore Pltn
- Styche Fm
- Home Fm
- Shavington Hall, Shavington Park
- Shavington Wd
- Snakes Pltn
- The Spinneys
- Wall Pltn
- Yewtree Ho
- Big Pool
- Big Wd
- Cloverley Dole
- Cloverley Wall Pltn
- Moat Fm, Moat Pltn
- Moat Planting
- Lane
- Nobridge
- Park Gorse
- Rhiews, Rhiews Fm
- The Rookery
- Shavington Grange
- Springs Pltn
- Styche Fm
- Styche Wd
Major Settlement
Field
- The Ashes
- Aychley Mdw
- Backside
- Barn Fd
- Blake Flatt
- Brickkiln Croft
- Calves Croft
- Castle Hill
- Cow Pasture
- Crofts
- Cross Fd
- Dunnible Pce
- Far Mdw
- Fishpond
- Furbers Croft
- Gadbury Bank
- Green Loon and Ox Lsw
- Hoolbridge Lsw
- The Hungerhill
- Ipsons Corner
- Jennings Mdw
- Lane Flatt
- The Leas
- The Lidget
- Little Wood Croft
- Longley
- The Meadow
- Mill Hill
- Little Oaks
- Paddock
- Pea Fd
- Sheep Hill
- Town Fd
- Town Mdw and Wall Moor
- Vantages
- Withinbridge
- Ar ( i ) mitdeleford
- Bromleia
- Longefordegate