Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (the) Leefeld 1474 MinAcct 1484,1493 Pat

• Leifeld 1525 Rental

• le Leefeild t.Hy8 ib

• Lefelde 1550 Pat

• ley feilde grove 1585 LRMB

• le Lee, le Le medwe 1315 Ipm

Etymology

Leafield (6″) is (the ) Leefeld 1474MinAcct , 1484, 1493 Pat, Leifeld 1525Rental , le Leefeild t. Hy 8 ib., Lefelde 1550 Pat, ley feilde grove 1585LRMB . In early records we find also le Lee , le Le medwe 1315 Ipm, la Lee next Warewyk , mill of Lea , la Leethorne , la Lee Greve , la Le Grove , la Lee Grene , Leethorne in undated deeds (AD ii), probably 14th or early 15th century.It is clear that the nucleus of these names must have been a place called Lee (v. leah ).