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.

Flock Leys

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hackness

Historical Forms

  • Flok Leiz 1540 Whitby

Etymology

'Sheepflock clearings' from OE  flocc or ON  flokkr and leah.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement