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.

Hagley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hagley

Historical Forms

  • Hageleia 1086 DB
  • Hagelega 1168 P
  • Haggele(ge), Haggeleg, Haggeley 1212,1235 Fees527 1255 Pat 1275 SR 1323 Ipm 1327 SR 1340 NI 1346 FA
  • Aggelegh 1221 Ass
  • Haygheleghe 1349 FF
  • Hageley, Hagley 1462,1485 Pat

Etymology

'Hæcga 's clearing,' v. leah . This name is found once independently in OE and is also found in hacggen hamm (BCS 432).

Places in the same Parish