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Little Leigh, formerly Leigh Iuxta Bartington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Lege 1086 DB
  • Leia 1199–1216 Orm2
  • Legha e13 1666 ib
  • Legh 1295 Ipm 1724 NotCestr
  • Leghth 1344 MinAcct
  • Leghe, Lee, Leigh 1486 BodlCh 1585 ChRR
  • Leghe in hundred' de Halton e13 1666 Ipm 1295 VR 1350 Clif 1475
  • Leghe iuxta Berterton 1344 MinAcct
  • Leigh iuxta Bartington 1860 White
  • Leghe iuxta Halton, Lee iuxta Halton 1393 Orm2
  • Leghe iuxta Dutton, Lee iuxta Dutton, Leigh iuxta Dutton 1406 ChRR 1471 1429,1504,1536,1585 ib
  • Leigh near Acton Brygge 1486 BodlCh
  • Leigh iuxta Acton 1500,1511 Plea
  • Little Legh 1666 Orm2 1724 NotCestr
  • Little Leigh 1831 Bry

Etymology

'The wood or clearing', v. lēah . The affix lȳtel 'little', distinguishes this from High Legh 45supra , as do the references to Halton Hundred , Bartington, Dutton 2, 106, 112supra , Acton, Halton 325, 166infra , Acton Bridge infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site