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.

Lillyfee (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wooburn

Historical Forms

  • Lyndeleg' 1239 FF
  • Linlegh Hyiii Ipm
  • Lynleye 1300 Ipm
  • Lillyfield c.1825 O

Etymology

'Limetree clearing' v. lind , leah . 'fee' denotes possession or manor.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement