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.

Middle Leys Upper Leys Top Leys

Field in the Parish of Scraptoft

Historical Forms

  • 1830 Surv 1850 TA
  • Lower Leys 1726 Deed
  • Middle Leys 1726 Deed
  • Upper Leys 1726 Deed

Etymology

Middle Leys Upper Leys 1830 Top Leys 1850 (Lower Leys, Middle Leys, Upper Leys 1726, v. leys)