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.

le lid

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • le lid Hy3 Rut
  • þe lid Edw1 Rut
  • Lith Edw1 Rut
  • Lyth Edw1 Rut
  • lythewong 1352 Rut

Etymology

le lid Hy 3, þe lid Edw 1, Lith, Lyth Edw 1, lythewong 1352 bis (v. vangr)(' the slope or hillside', v. hlið 1, hlíð 2)