Leighton, Leighton Hall
Major Settlement in the Parish of Nantwich
Historical Forms
- Lekton John Orm2 18
- Lecton(a) H3 l13 1311 Orm2
- Lectun l13 AddCh
- Lectan l13 ib
- Lechton e13 AddCh 1259 Plea l13 AddCh
- Legthon 1270–80 AddCh
- Legton 1342–53 Attorn
- Leghton 1289 Court 1544 Cre
- Leghton iuxta Copinhal 1289 Court
- Leghton iuxta Chirchecopenhale 1344 ChGaol
- Leyhton 1294 Ipm
- Leyghton 1304 1312 Plea c.1550 Surv
- Leighton 1316 ChRR
- Leighton iuxta Copinhall 1319 MidCh
- Leighton Green & Leighton Hall 1831 Bry
- Leytton 1295 Ipm
- Leittone 1342 AddCh
- Layton 1559 Pat
- Laighton 1821 Cre
Etymology
'Herb-garden', perhaps 'vegetable garden', v. lēac-tūn. It adjoins Church Coppenhall 22supra . A form of this p.n. may appear in Leccon strete 35infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Beam Heath
- Beam Bridge
- Snow Hill
- Wall Fields Fm
- Wych House Bank
- The Barony, Barony Rd
- Baddiley Grange
- Beam Heath
- Mayowse
- Lothburne
- Marshfield, Marshfield Bank & Marshfield Bridge
Other OS name
- Alvaston Hall
- Whitehouse Lane
- Brookfield Ho
- Cheney Hall
- Elm Ho
- Vauxhall, Vauxhall Ho
- Ashfields
- Colleys Lane
- Wood Fm
- Colleys Bridge
- Clan Ho
- Farfield Ho
- Marsh Lane
- Nantwich Bridge
- Nantwich Mill
- New Town
- Parkfield Ho
- Shrewbridge Hall Fm, Shrewbridge Rd
- Townend Ho(lost)
- Cartwright's Row
- Pym's Lane
- Beambridge
- Windy Arbour Fm
- Daisy Bank
- Heath Cottage(lost)
- Wilbrahams Almshouses
- Birchen Lane
- Lodgefield
- Marshfield Bridge
- Barrows Green
- Dodd's Lane
- Flowers Lane
- The Grange
- Leighton Brook
- Mablins Lane
- Manor Ho
- Mile Ho
- Moss Fm & Moss Lane
- Red Hall
- Totty's Hall
- Dovehouse Croft
- Hillfield
- Woodside
- Brassey Hall
- Crewe Rd
- Dairy House Fm
- Millstone Lane
- White House, White House Lane
- Willow Fm
- Brassey Bank Bridge
- Buckley Mill Cottage
- Coppenhall Lane
- Field Fm
- Woodlands