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Survey of English Place-Names

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Southley Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Okeford Fitzpaine

Historical Forms

  • Southley 1497 Hen2 1601 Hen1
  • Southley(e)s 1584 ib

Etymology

, Southley 1497Hen 2, 1601Hen 1,Southley (e )s 1584ib , ' south wood or clearing ' , from sūð and lēah .