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.

Highleigh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sidlesham

Historical Forms

  • Hilegh 694 BCS 15th
  • Hyligh(e) 1327,1332 SR
  • Hylegh 1428 FA

Etymology

v. heah , leah . The hamlet is on a very slight rise above the marshes.