Tinsley Green
village · West Sussex
Old EnglishAI-generated
This place name likely refers to a clearing or pasture associated with a person named Tīn or Tīna. It combines an Old English personal name with 'lēah' (woodland clearing).
Word origins
- Tin
- Old EnglishPersonal name(from Tīn/Tīna "A personal name")
- sley
- Old EnglishWoodland clearing(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
- Green
- Old EnglishVillage green(from grēne "village green")
Historical forms
Tynnesley