Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lestone 1086 DB

• Lechton e13 Bark 1260 Court c.1300 AddCh 1307 Sheaf 1309 JRC

• Lecton 13 Bark c.1235 Chol 1268 Bark 1278 ChFor 1280 Most 1300–7 JRC

• Lectone 1287 Court

• Lehton e13 AddCh

• Leychtona 1240–9 Chest

• Leighton 1240–9 Chest 17 ChRR 1513(1585),1523(1571),1573

• Leighton Hall 1831 Bry

• Latthon 1249–65 Chest

• Leghton 1287 Court 1304 Chamb 1523 ChRR

• Leghton iuxta Neston 1307 Plea

• Leghton in Wyrhale 1350 VR

• Leghton iuxta Berneston 1421 Orm2

• Legthton 1289 Court

• Leihton, Leihton in Wirhall 1335 Pat

Etymology

'The herb-garden, the vegetable garden', v. lēac-tūn. It is near Neston and Barnston 222, 263infra , and is thus distinguished from Leighton 328.