Martinsley Hundred
Hundred in the County of Rutland
Historical Forms
- Martineslei(e), Martynslei(e) 1086 DB
- Martinesleia 1199,1200,1201 P
- Martineslea 1169,1179 1202 ib
- Martinesle 1263 Ass 1265 Misc 1346 FA 1403 Pat
- Martinsle, Martynsle 1275 RH
- Martinsley 1535 VE 1536 Denb 1610 Speed
- Martineslei(e) wapentac 1086 DB 1190 P 1202 Ass
- Martinesleawapentacum, -wapentagio 1179,1188 P
- hundredum de Martinesleia, hundred - 1199,1200 P
Etymology
'Martin's woodland glade or clearing', v. lēah , vápnatak , hundred . The OE pers.n. Martin (originally MedLat Martinus ) appears also in Martinsthorpe, in the earlier Martinestoch and in martines hó (v. Ayston f.ns. (b)), all in Martinsley Hundred. These p.ns. are, no doubt, to be assoociated with the same Martin who gave his name to the hundred.