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.

Bareleigh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aston

Historical Forms

  • Barelegh 1294 SR

Etymology

Bareleigh was the home of William de Barelegh (1294SR ).Probably 'bare clearing,' v. leah and cf. on bæran leage (BCS 625).

Places in the same Parish