Butterleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Butterleigh
Historical Forms
- Buterleia 1086 DB
- Buterlega 1161–84 StNicholas
- Buterlea 1187 P
- Boterleg(he) 1251 Fees 1277 Exon 1291 Tax
- Botereleg(he) 1281 Ass
- Butreslegh 1262 FF
Etymology
'Clearing with good pasture,' v. Buttercombe supra 40.