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.

Ley Hey Park & Ley Hey Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Ley Hey 1831 ib
  • Ley Hey House & Ley Hey Wood 1849 TA
  • Lee Hey 1842 OS

Etymology

, Ley Hey 1831 ib, Ley Hey House & Ley Hey Wood 1849TA ,Lee Hey 1842 OS , ' pasture enclosure ' , v. lēah , (ge)hæg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name