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.

Hesley Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Hesteley, Hestelay 1344 FF
  • Hesley 1494 FF
  • Hesseley 1554,1561 FF

Etymology

Hesley Hall, Hesteley , Hestelay 1344 FF, Hesley 1494 FF, Hesseley 1554, 1561 FF. 'Forest-clearing used for horses', v. hestr , lēah ; cf. also Thorpe Hesley 187supra . It is not to be confused with Hesley Nt 80.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name