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.

Leys (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cranfield

Historical Forms

  • Lees Boscus c.1250 Rams c.1350

Etymology

This is the plural of ME  leye from leah and denotes 'clearings in woodland.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement