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.

Norton Lees

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Ley(e)s, Leis 12 Pat 1316
  • le Lyes 1377 Hall
  • Norton Lees 1549 SheffMan

Etymology

, Ley (e )s , Leis 12(1316) Pat, le Lyes 1377 Hall, Norton Lees 1549 SheffMan , v. Norton(Db 283) , lēah ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement