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.

Henley

Other OS name in the Parish of Miserden

Historical Forms

  • Henleye 1248 Ass

Etymology

, 1838TA , Henleye 1248Ass (p) , ' high clearing ' , v. hēah , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement