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.

Southley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripple

Historical Forms

  • Suthlega 1176 P
  • Sutheley 1275 SR
  • Sudleye 1327 SR
  • Southleye 1332 SR 1347 FF

Etymology

Self-explanatory.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement