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.

Horleigh Green Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mayfield

Historical Forms

  • Horleye 1288 Ass
  • Horle 1296 SR
  • Horlegh 1327,1332 SR

Etymology

Horleigh Green Fm is Horleye 1288Ass , Horle 1296 SR, Horlegh 1327, 1332 SR (all p). 'Dirty clearing,' v. horh , leah .