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Survey of English Place-Names

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Woolfly Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Henfield

Historical Forms

  • Ovelei 1086 DB
  • Wifely 1265 SAC6,220
  • Wlvely 1279 Ass
  • Woluelie 1327 SR
  • Woolvely 1685,1720 SAC60,63

Etymology

'Wolves' clearing,' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement