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.

Leashore Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Greystoke

Historical Forms

  • Lushou 1285 For
  • Leshawe 1589 LRMB

Etymology

Probably 'bare hill,' from ON  ljóss , and haugr.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement