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.

Leemings

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Mitton

Historical Forms

  • Leminghowse 1594 Comm
  • Gregorys Lemins 1771 M
  • Leeming(e) 1599,17 PRWd

Etymology

, Leminghowse 1594Comm , Gregorys Lemins 1771 M, fromthe local family name Leeming (e ) (1599, 17 PRWdfreq ) ; Gregory was clearly the name of a later owner .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site