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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.

Pisley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Abinger

Historical Forms

  • Pestelega 1219 Bracton
  • Pestele 1241 Ass
  • Pustelegh 1332 SR
  • Pystelemed 1448 MinAcct

Etymology

Pisley Fm (6″) is Pestelega 1219 Bracton, Pestele 1241Ass , Pustelegh 1332 SR (all p), Pystelemed 1448MinAcct , Pisleye 1619, Pistley 1628 SAC x. This name must remain an unsolved problem. The first element may be related to that found in the equally difficult pusting were (BCS 248), in an original Kentish charter.