Burley
county:
coords:
Hampshire
SU2103
otherwise: Burgelea, 1178; Borlegh, 1212; Borghley, 1301
BURLEY, parish, that part of Ringwood within the Forest, Forest walk
Hypothetical Old English 'Burhleah'='fort wood/clearing', perhaps with reference to the earthwork called 'Castle Hill' (modern OS 1 to 63360 map). But if Morris is right that the Domesday Book entry for Ringwood mentioning 4 hides in the Forest refers to Burley, then we may be justified in taking 'burh' in its later sense of 'borough, town', and the name would mean 'clearing/wood of the town' (ie: Ringwood).
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, hamlet - New Forest Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, hamlet - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, hamlet - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- house - Newforrest Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
