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.

Soley

Other OS name in the Parish of Chilton Foliat

Historical Forms

  • Salley 1468 IpmR
  • Soley 1573 FF 1637 WIpm
  • Solye 1589 FF

Etymology

is Salley 1468 IpmR, Soley 1573FF , 1637WIpm, Solye 1589FF , Souley 1591, Sowley 1619 PCC . The first element is probably sol , ' miry pool . '

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement