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.

Hursley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Kyre

Historical Forms

  • Hurdesley 1275 SR, Kyre (p)
  • Hertesle 1327 SR

Etymology

OE  hierdes lēage (dat.), 'shepherd's clearing,' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement