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.

Willesley

Other OS name in the Parish of Milton Abbot

Historical Forms

  • Wilselegh 1282 Ass
  • Wylshlegh 1488 Rental

Etymology

[ wilzli ] is Wilselegh 1282Ass , Wylshlegh 1488Rental . Perhaps ' Wilsige 's leah , ' but the forms are too few for certainty .