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.

Southleigh

Major Settlement in the Parish of Southleigh

Historical Forms

  • Lega 1086 DB
  • Suthlege 1228 FF
  • Suthlegh 1242 Fees792
  • Southleghe 1291 Tax
  • Sowley 1555 Recov

Etymology

v. Northleigh supra 628.