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.

Lee

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Lee 1538 MinAcct
  • Lee 1659 PRHept
  • Lees 1727 FGr

Etymology

, le Lee 1538MinAcct 56, Lee 1659 PRHept,Lees 1727FGr 2 , v. lēah ' clearing ' , cf. Heeley supra .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name