Filleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Filleigh
Historical Forms
- Fileleia 1086 DB 1297 Pat
- Fillelegh 1294 Ass
- Fileslee 1219 Ass
- Fylylegh 1256 Ass
- Fillilegh 1278 Ass
- Philleigh 1736 Exmoor
- Felelegh 1441 IpmR
Etymology
This is probably OE filiðlēah , a compound of filiðe , 'hay,' and leah , with early loss of the th before l . Cf. Fillham infra 285.