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.

Gorsey Leys

Other OS name in the Parish of Ticknall

Historical Forms

  • Gorstyleys 1514 Lanc
  • Gorsty Leas 1708 Moulton

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Gorstyleys 1514 Lanc, Gorsty Leas 1708 Moulton , v. gorstig , lǣs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement