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Survey of English Place-Names

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Leigh Barton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Milton Abbot

Historical Forms

  • Lega 1086 DB 1174–83 BM
  • Leghe 1291 Tax
  • Legh Champeaus 1303 FA

Etymology

v. leah . Alicia de Campell ' held the manor in 1242 (Fees 781).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement