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.

Lea Barton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hockworthy

Historical Forms

  • Lega 1086 DB
  • Legh' 1242 Fees793
  • Pouletteslegh 1303 FA
  • Poulettisleghe juxta Cleyhangre 1339 Ass
  • Leagh in Hokkeworthy 1449 FF

Etymology

v. leah . William Poulet held the manor in 1303 (FA).

Places in the same Parish