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Survey of English Place-Names

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Gailey & Gailey Hay

Early-attested site in the Parish of Penkridge

Historical Forms

  • Gageleage c. 1002 (11th) ASWills, Sawyer 1536, 1004 (11th) Sawyer 1979 no. 28, Sawyer 906
  • Gragelie 1086 DB
  • Gaeleg' 1200 ChR 1267 Ch
  • Gaghley 1252 Cl
  • Gaele 1257 ib
  • Gau(e)ley(e), Gau(e)legh c.1158–65 StCart c.1255 RH 1286 For 1307 Banco 1309 CoramR 1332 SR 1343 Ipm 1461 Fine
  • Gav(e)legh, Gav(e)ley(e) 1293 QW 1448,1470 Pat
  • Gavele 1256 Misc
  • Gavleyhay(e) 1446,1459 Pat
  • “the kings hay of Gauuelegh'” 1468 Fine
  • Gaw(e)ley 1459,1505 Pat
  • Gaule 1262,1271 For Eliz ChancP
  • Gan(e)ley(e) 1343 Abbr 1399 Pat
  • Galey 1775 Yates 1834 O
  • Gailey 1880 Kelly
  • Gauvell als Gaveley als Gawley als Galeighe als Galey als Gauvell Haye als Gauvley haye als Galey haye 1569 Pat
  • Galey Hay 1814 EnclA

Etymology

'Woodland glade overgrown with bog-myrtle', v. gagol , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site