Coursley
settlement · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Coursley is likely an Old English name. It may mean 'woodland clearing of the crows' or 'woodland clearing near a cross'. 'Crase' could relate to crows or a cross, and '-ley' means woodland clearing.
Word origins
- Cours
- Old EnglishAttestedcrows or cross(from crāwe "crow", cros "cross")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")