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.

Haseley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Haseley

Historical Forms

  • Haseleia 1086 DB 1195 P
  • Haselega 1208 FF 1235 Fees
  • Haseleye 1275 RH 1535 VE
  • Hasleya 1298 Wigorn
  • Heseley 1272 Ass
  • Heselaye 1280 Ch
  • Hesel' 1285 ib
  • Heselee 1297 Ass
  • Hasseley 1291 Tax 1547 Pat

Etymology

'Hazel clearing or wood,' v. leah . Cf. Haseley (PN O 122).

Places in the same Parish