Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Church (St Mary) 1846,1863,1877 White 1925 Kelly

• ecclesie de Nousel' 1220 MHW

• ecclesiam de Nouesl' 1240 RGros

• ecclesie de Nouesle(e) 1306,1335 Pat

• ecclesie de Nouseleye 1335 ib

• capelle de Noweselee 1334 Pat

• capelle de Nousele 1335,1344 ib

• capelle Sancte Marie Nouesle 1344,1422 ib

• capelle de Nawesle 1367 ib

• capelle Sancte Marie Nouesley 1387 ib

• collegii vel capelle (libere) de No(o)seley 1548,1549 ib

• collegium vel capellam liberem de Noseley 1549,1550 ib

• ecclesia parochialis de Noseley 1517 DI

Etymology

Church (St Mary )1846, 1863, 1877White, 1925 Kelly; the earlier church is recorded as ecclesie de Nousel '1220 MHW, ecclesiam de Nouesl '1240 RGros, ecclesie de Nouesle (e )1306, 1335Pat , ecclesie de Nouseleye 1335ib ; replaced as the parish churchby the free collegiate chapel at Noseley Hall, recorded as capelle de Noweselee 1334Pat , capelle de Nousele 1335, 1344ib , capelle Sancte Marie Nouesle 1344, 1422ib , capelle de Nawesle 1367ib , capelle Sancte Marie Nouesley 1387ib , collegii vel capelle (libere ) de No (o )seley 1548,1549ib , collegium vel capellam liberem de Noseley 1549, 1550ib (withMLat  capella 'a chapel', collegium 'a brotherhood, a college of priests',libera 'free'), ecclesia parochialis de Noseley 1517 DI ( with MLat parochialis ' parochial, of the parish ' ) .