Lea Hall
Major Settlement in the Parish of Lea Hall
Historical Forms
- le Lie 1215 Dunst
- Ley(e) c.1215 Dunst 1265 Cl
- Leia 1216 Dunst
- (le) Le(e), (la) Le(e) c.1215 Dunst 1247 DunstAn 1265 Abbr
- Le(e) juxta Bradeburn 1281 FF 1547 MinAcct
- Le(e) iuxta Tissington 1329 Woll
- (Le) Legh(e) 1275 RH 1281 Ass 1452 Cl 1498 Ipm
- Leighe 1535 Val
- Leegh 1557 Bemrose
- Lea als Lee als Leigh Eliz ChancP
- The Lea 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
Etymology
'The clearing', v. lēah . It is distinguished as near Bradbourne supra 349 and Tissington infra 409.