Blechingley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Blechingley
Historical Forms
- Blachingelei 1086 DB
- Blachingeleha 12th Lewes c.1145 France
- Blachingele c.1180 AD
- Blachingeleg 1251 FF 1272 Ass
- Blachingeleye 1307 FF
- Blackinglegh 1277 Pat
- Blackingleye 1279 Ass
- Blacchingelegh 1296 Ipm
- Blachinglegh 1301 Pat
- Blacchyngleghe 1409 Ass
- Blecchingeleg' 1195 P 1327 Ipm
- Blecingelee 1212 Fees 1275 Ipm
- Blescingele 1225 Ass 1235 Fees
- Blescingeleie 1241 Ass
- Blessinglee late13th BM
- Blesingeleg 1270 Ass
- Blescengelege 1283–90 Ch
- Blesyngeleye 1320 Pat
- Blecchyng Lee 1480–3 ECP
- Blechynglye 1546 LP
Etymology
'The leah of the people of Blæcca or Blæcci ,' v. ingas . Cf. Bletchley (PN Bk 17).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Castle Hill
- Cinderhill Wood
- Cockley Plantation
- Coldharbour Fm
- Conduit Shaw
- Dialbank Wood
- Gay Ho
- Hangdog Wood
- Harewood Ho
- Hawksnest Ghyll
- Kitchen Copse
- Lodge Fm
- Maple Wood
- Oak Cottages
- North and South Park Fms
- Parkpale
- Poundhill
- Putney Gill
- The Roughets
- Sandhills
- Spynes Barn
- Stocklands Fm
- Tilgates
- Tye Copse
- Underhills
- Warwick Wold
- Waterhouse Fm
- Whitehill Roughets
- Highfield