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.

The Lea

Early-attested site in the Parish of Denham

Etymology

This name goes back to the late 13th cent. when we have mention of a John de la Lea (Lathbury 389).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement