Horley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Horley
Historical Forms
- Horle(e) late12th BM 1199 ChR
- Horleg' 1203 FF
- Horlie 1219 FF
- Horle 1241 Ass
- Hornle 1230,1255 Ass
- Hornly c.1270 Winton
- Horneleye 1279 QW
- Hornleya 1313 Chertsey
- Hornlee 1313 Pat
- Hornele 1428 FA c.1432 Chertsey
- Horelee 1296 Ass
- Horeleye 1305 Ass
- Hurle 1355 Ipm
Etymology
This name is a compound of leah and horn . Horley lies in somewhat featureless ground, so that it is unlikely that the name is descriptive of the site. More probably it denotes 'woodland (or clearing) once belonging to Horne' infra 322.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Crossoak Lane
- Fisher's Fm
- Ham Roughett
- Hareland Corner
- Hazelhurst Fm
- Honeycrock Cottages
- Horley Mill
- Horley Street
- Horsehills Fm
- Inholms Fm
- Ladyland Fm
- Landens Fm
- Layland's Cottages
- Massetts Fm
- Norwood Place and
- Norwoodhill
- Perryland Barn
- Priestlands
- Radford Fm
- Roles Fm
- Rowgardens Wood
- Wrays Wood
- Courtlodge Fm
- Spear's Fm
- Wyatts Fm
- Dabdon Bridge
- Staplehurst Fm
- Benting Wood
- Birchett Copse
- Catts
- Chiswick Fm
- Felland Copse
- Strutfield Fm