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.

Cadeleigh

Major Settlement in the Parish of Cadeleigh

Historical Forms

  • Cadelia 1086 DB 1334 Cl
  • Little Cadelegh 1301 Ipm
  • Caddeleḡ 1238 Ass

Etymology

'Cada 's leah,' probably from the same man who gave name to Cadbury supra . The parishes adjoin.