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.

Elfordleigh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Plympton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Lega 1086 DB
  • Elford leigh 1689 FF
  • Elfordleigh oth. Elverley 1739 Recov

Etymology

v. leah . The distinctive first element may be derived from the family of Thomas Elfforde , who was living in the parish in 1571 (SR ).