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.

Lye Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lambourn

Historical Forms

  • Leigh Fm 1830 OS
  • La Leg' 1205 HunterFines
  • La Legh' 1241–2 FF
  • Lega c.1250 AD

Etymology

Lye Fm, 1761 Rocque, Leigh Fm 1830 OS, probably named from the wood called La Leg '1205 Hunter Fines, La Legh '1241–2FF (p), Lega c. 1250 AD (p), v. lēah . The 1″ map gives the name as Leigh Fm.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement