probably a habitational name from either of two places
in Devon: Hensley in East Worlington, which is named with the Old
English personal name Heahmund + Old English leah
‘(woodland) clearing’, or Hensleigh in Tiverton, which is named from
Old English hengest ‘stallion’ (or the Old English personal
name Hengest) + leah.possibly also a variant of
Hemsley.
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