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.

Marley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Peasmarsh

Historical Forms

  • Merelege 1275 FF

Etymology

Marley is Merelege 1275 FF. It is near the parish boundary and is probably from (ge)mære and leah.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement