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.

North Leigh

Major Settlement in the Parish of North Leigh

Historical Forms

  • Lege 1086 DB
  • Leg' 1163 P
  • Lega 1167,1192,4,5 P
  • Nordleg alias Nordelegh 1233 Ch
  • Northleg' 1237 Fees c.1300 Os 1314
  • Leges 1130–50 OxonCh 1259 Os
  • Leghes 1193–1200 Eynsh
  • Leies c.1150 Eynsh
  • Leiga c.1185 CartAntiq
  • Lea Bernardi 1190 P
  • Northle 1285 Ass
  • Northlee 1316 FA 1526 LS
  • Northleya c.1250 AD 1389 Os
  • Leye 1264–8 Eynsh
  • North Cleye 1284–5 FA
  • Northlye 1355 Ch 1449 Eynsh
  • North Lye 1428 FA

Etymology

'North (a)h.' Bernard is Bernard de St Walerico, mentioned 1167 P. Cf. South Leigh (276).