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.

Seale

Major Settlement in the Parish of Seale

Historical Forms

  • Sela 1210 Rental
  • Sele 1218,1257 1225 Ass
  • Sele juxta Farnham 1385 FF
  • Zeyle 1488 SrWills
  • Seele 1525 SR

Etymology

This is OE  sele, 'hall, building,' or OE  sēale (dat.), 'at the willow,' as suggested by Professor Ekwall, v. sealh.