Inwardleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Inwardleigh
Historical Forms
- Lega 1086 DB
- Inwardlgh' 1242 Fees784
- Inwardesle 1267 Ass
- In(d)warlegh 1285,1303 FA
- Inewardleghe 1291 Tax
- Inwardisleghe 1311 Exon
- Inwordeleghe 1329 Exon
- Enwarle 1426 EEW
- Inworley 1538–44 ECP8,170
- Inwardleigh vulgo Ingerleigh 1765 D
- Inwardleigh oth. Inwarley 1769 Recov
Etymology
v. leah . This place derives its name from Inwar (DB Exch Inewar ) who held the manor TRE (DB f. 291 b). Inwar is an Anglo-Scandinavian name, the equivalent of ON Ívarr .