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.

Lyegrove Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Old Sodbury

Historical Forms

  • (la) Ley graue, Lei graue 1255 FF 1307,1375 Ipm
  • Leigroue 1327 SR
  • (le) Lygroue, Lygrove 1470 FF 1487 MinAcct 1594 FF

Etymology

Lyegrove Ho, (la ) Ley graue , Lei graue 1255FF , 1307, 1375 Ipm, Leigroue 1327SR (p), (le ) Lygroue , Lygrove 1470FF , 1487MinAcct , 1594FF .'Wood near the clearing', v. lēah , grāf .