Burleigh
Early-attested site in the Parish of Minchinhampton
Historical Forms
- Burley(e) 1248 Ass Ric2 Rent 1542 LP
- Burlee Ric2 Rent
- Bourlee 1307 MchCust
- Longford's Burley 1779 Rudder
Etymology
Burleigh, Burley (e )1248Ass , Ric 2Rent , 1542 LP, Burlee Ric 2Rent , Bourlee 1307 MchCust, Longford 's Burley 1779 Rudder 469. 'Clearing near the fortification', v. burh , lēah . Burleigh is just below the embanked earthworks on Minchinhampton Common called The Bulwarks (156–8601), which are also referred to in the names of Besbury (supra ) and Bury Moor (foll.). For Longfords cf. Longfords Ho (infra ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Amberley
- Aston Down
- Besbury Fm
- Box
- Bury Moor
- Cowcombe Hill & Cowcombe Wood
- Forwood
- Gatcombe
- Hyde
- Longfords Ho
- St Chloe
- Trullwell
Other OS name
- Ball's Green
- Beechknapp
- Black Ditch
- Bubblewell
- The Bulwarks
- Burleigh Court
- Burnt Ash
- Camp Field
- Christow
- Claycombe
- The Close
- Crackstone
- Culver Ho
- Deanley
- The Devil's Churchyard & THe Devil's Elbow
- Dunkerspool
- Field Ho
- The Folly
- Frogmarsh
- Gatcombe Park & Gatcombe Wood
- Gillhays Copse
- Golden Valley
- Gydynap Lane
- Hampton Fields
- Heath Ho
- Highcroft
- Hollybush Fm
- Jacob's Knowle
- The Knap
- Knave-in-Hole
- The Knoll
- The Lammas
- Littleworth
- The Long Stone
- Marley Lane
- New Barn
- Peaches Fm
- Pennyhill Wood
- Quarry Hill
- Ragged Cot
- Scarhill Lane
- Spriggs Well
- Theescombe
- Wall's Quarry
- Well Hill Grove
- Wimberley Mill
- Whitfield's Tump
- Woefuldane Bottom & Woefuldane Fm
- Wood Ho