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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lee Green, Lee Green Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Church Minshull

Historical Forms

  • Legh Grene 1550 ChRR
  • Leigh Green(e) 1598 AD 1619 Sheaf
  • Lee Green(e) 1616 ib
  • Lee-green Hall 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

Lee Green, Lee Green Hall, Legh Grene 1550 ChRR, Leigh Green (e )1598 AD, 1619 Sheaf, Lee Green (e )1616 ib, Lee-green Hall 1724 NotCestr, cf. le Leghemor 1314, 1318AddCh , '(green and moor at) the wood or clearing', v. lēah , grēne 2 , mōr 1 .