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.

Studley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Trowbridge

Historical Forms

  • Stodlega 1167 P
  • Stodleg(h) 1232 Ch 1279 For 1332 SR
  • Stodelegh 1490 DuLa

Etymology

Studley is Stodlega 1167 P, Stodleg (h )1232 Ch, 1279For , 1332SR , Stodelegh 1490DuLa . 'Clearing for horses,' v. stod , leah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement