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.

Pashley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ticehurst

Historical Forms

  • Pesselegh c.1230 Pens
  • Peseleg 1248 Ass
  • Passelegh 1296,1327 SR 1340 NI
  • Passeleye 1298 Ch
  • Passhele al. Great Pashele 1552 IpmR

Etymology

Pashley is Pesselegh c. 1230 Pens (p), Peseleg 1248Ass , Passelegh 1296, 1327 SR, 1340 NI, Passeleye 1298 Ch, Passhele al. Great Pashele 1552 IpmR. This is probably from OE  Pæcces -lēage , or Pæccan -lēage (v. Patching supra 248), with Anglo-Norman s and sh for ch .