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.

White Lee

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Witelegh 1337 Thn
  • Whitelegh 1351 SheffMan
  • Whitelee, Whiteleigh 1557,1591 ib
  • Whitley 1628 Norf 1771 M

Etymology

, Witelegh 1337Thn 8, Whitelegh 1351SheffMan, Whitelee , Whiteleigh 1557, 1591 ib, Whitley 1628Norf , 1771 M , ' bright forest-clearing ' , v. hwīt , lēah .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

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