Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Legh' 1268 Ass

• Leigh (cottage at Leigh) 1684 ERO

• Lye 1684 ERO

• Lye Green Mead 1684 ERO

• Higher Leigh, Lower Leigh 1811 OS

• Leigh Green 1842 TA

• Halstock Leigh 1870 Hutch3

Etymology

Halstock Leigh, Hr Halstock Leigh & Lr Halstock Leigh (ST 511076, 525078), Legh '1268Ass (a tithing in Halstock), Leigh (cottage at Leigh )1684ERO , Lye (pasture in Lye , tenement in Lye ) 1684ERO , Lye Green Mead 1684ERO , Higher Leigh , Lower Leigh 1811 OS, Leigh Green 1842TA , Halstock Leigh 1870 Hutch3, cf. also Westlegh (e )1288Ass , West Leigh (messuage at West Leigh ), West Lye (house in West Lye )1684ERO , 'the wood or woodland clearing', from OE  lēah, with grēne 2 'grassy spot'; West Leigh is no doubt to be identified with Higher Halstock Leigh, which lies c.1 mile W of Lower Halstock Leigh.