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.

West Leith

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tring

Historical Forms

  • Westlyth 1525 SR
  • Leith woode, Westleith hill t.Jas1 DuLa
  • West Leaf 1782 Faden

Etymology

West Leith is Westlyth 1525SR , Leith woode , Westleith hill t. Jas 1DuLa , West Leaf 1782 Faden. 'Hill or hill-slope,' v. hliþ .Cf. Leith Hill (PN Sr 279). It is on the slope of the Chilterns.