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.

Priestlands

Other OS name in the Parish of Horley

Historical Forms

  • Prestlande c.1550 Ct
  • Preston londe t.Hy8 MinAcct

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Prestlande c. 1550Ct , perhaps representing the land in the parishheld by Reigate Priory, if it is identical with Preston londe (t. Hy 8MinAcct ) , in a document dealing with the lands of that house in Horley and other parishes . v. tun .