English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Goodleigh

Major Settlement in the Parish of Goodleigh

Historical Forms

  • Godelega 1086 DB 1394 Ass
  • Godeleg(he) juxta Barnastapol 1314 Ass
  • Godeleg(he) juxta Shirewille 1345 Ass
  • Godesleg' 1234 Fees401

Etymology

'Gōda 's leah.'

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site