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.

Harrowsley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horley

Historical Forms

  • Herewoldesle c.1220 BM
  • Herwaldesle 1279 Ass
  • Herewaldesle(e) 1313 Ass 1314,1350 Ipm 1385 Cl 1428 FA
  • Herewardesle 1226 FF
  • Herwarde(s)legh, Herwarde(s)leye 1279 Ass 1296 Ipm
  • Harwaldesle 1402 Pat
  • Haroldislegh 1505 MandB
  • Little Harrowesley, Harrowsley al. Horseley 1601 SrWills

Etymology

'Hereweald 's clearing,' v. leah , with occasional confusion with the personal name Hereweard .