Bondleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bondleigh
Historical Forms
- Boleneia 1086 DB
- Bonlege 1205 FF
- Bonelegh 1242 Fees773 1390 IpmR
- Bonelegh juxta Northtauton 1340 Ass
- Bonlegh 1482 IpmR
- Bondleigh al. Boneleigh 1620 InstPRO
Etymology
This difficult name may derive from an OE Bolanlēage , 'clearing of one Bola .' The sequence l-n -l would inevitably lead to difficulty and the first l was early lost. v. leah .