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.

Betley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Henfield

Historical Forms

  • Bettelye 1332 SR

Etymology

Betley was the home of William and Richard de Bettelye (1332 SR). 'Bet(t)a's clearing,' v. leah , and for the possibility of such a pers. name v. Bēta in Redin (44).