Corsley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Corsley
Historical Forms
- Corselie 1086 DB
- Corselea 1166 P
- Corselega 1179 ib
- Corselegh 1275 RH 1280 Cl
- Corsele 1289 Ass
- Corseleghe 1316 FA
- Parva Corsele 1268 Ass
- Magna Corseleye 1285 FF
- Estcorseley 1574 ib
- Cosselega 1190 RBE, P
- Cosseley 1250 Cl
- Cosley 1593 Sadler
- Corslee 1206 Cur
- Corslee Magna 1268 Ass
- Corsleye 1211 RBE
- Corsleg' 1214 FF 1232
- Corslee Parva 1242 Fees
- Corsle 1249 Ass
- Corsleyghe 1286 Ipm
Etymology
This is a hybrid place-name, the OE leah having been added to OBrit cors , 'reeds, swamp,' cf. Gauze Brook supra 7. It is possible, of course, that Cors was here also a stream-name, the old name for Rodden Brook.