Pinley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Coventry
Historical Forms
- Pinneley c.1144 Ch 1348 c.1185 ADv 1348 1371
- Pinnesle 1251 Pat
- Pynneleye juxta Coventre 1293 Ass
- Pyninglegh 1272 Ass
- Pynglegh 1361 Cl
- Pinle(e) 1298 Ipm 1362 BPR
- Pynlee juxta Coventre 1366 Cl
- Pinley 1374 Ch
Etymology
'Pinna 's clearing or wood,' v. leah . See also Pinley infra 219.For the pers. name cf. Pinton (PN Wo 334) and Pennicott (PN D 416).