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.

Leeds Wray

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • (the) Wros 1341 Chapt 1342 Ext
  • Ledes Wros 1540 MinAcct
  • Le Wro(o)s 1425 Rent
  • Le Wrose 1557 Surv
  • Ledeswray, Ledeswrey 1619 FF

Etymology

Leeds Wray (lost), (the ) Wros 1341 Chapt, 1342 Ext, Ledes Wros 1540MinAcct , Le Wro (o )s 1425 Rent, Le Wrose 1557Surv , Ledeswray , Ledeswrey 1619 FF. v. vrá 'nook of land'; it was in Chapel Allerton Woods.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name