Leek Wootton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Leek Wootton
Historical Forms
- Wttuna t.Hy1 Kenilworth
- Wottona 1122 Ch 1314
- Wottone 1203,1204 Cur 1459 Ch
- Wottone juxta Kenilleworth 1419 FF
- Wutton 1235,1242 Fees 1259 Ipm 1320 Ch
- Witona 1170 Ch 1314
- Wittone 1200 Cur
- Lecwotton 1285 Ass
- Leekwotton 1306 ib
- Lekewotton al. Crosse grange 1541 LP
- Lykewotton 1551 FF
- Wotton Sa(u)vage 1285 Ass 1324 FF
- Wooton 1316 FA
- Salvage t. Hy 1 (Dugdale 180)
Etymology
'Farm by the wood,' v. wudu , tun . In the possession of Geoffrey Salvage t. Hy 1 (Dugdale 180). No light can be thrown on the added element Leek . Was it famous for its leeks and distinguished by them from the numerous other Woottons?