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.

Lower Tenters & Upper Tenters

Other OS name in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • the Tenters 1589 PRLds 1639 DucLds
  • lez Nethertentures, lez Overtentures 1612 Surv
  • ye Uppr Tentrs 1652 LdsMan
  • ye middle tenters 1690 LdsManBk
  • Uppr Tenter, Low Tenter c.1725 M

Etymology

, the Tenters 1589 PRLds, 1639 DucLds 55, lez Nethertentures , lez Overtentures 1612 Surv, y e Uppr Tent rs1652 LdsMan,y e middle tenters 1690 LdsManBk, Upp r Tenter , Low Tenter c. 1725 M , ME tentour ' a frame for stretching cloth ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name