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.

Hanlye Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cuckfield

Historical Forms

  • Haldelegh 1296,1327,1332 SR 1308 SAC40,188 1398 Ct 1564 SAC42,37
  • Haldelegh or Hanlie 1589 SAC42,43
  • Handlighe al. Honlye 1592 SRS33,29
  • Hadley 1607 SAC42,47

Etymology

v. leah . The first element is probably OE  heald 'sloping, inclined.' There is curious confusion in the later forms.