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.

Kirkleatham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkleatham

Historical Forms

  • Westlidun, Westlid(e), Weslide, Westlidum, Westude 1086 DB
  • Livum 1221 Guis
  • Lisum 1268 Ebor
  • Kyrkelidun 1181 P
  • Kirkledom 1491 Sanct

Etymology

It is called Westlidun from its position in relation to Upleatham and Kyrkelidun from its church (of early foundation).For the forms Lisum and Livum cf. IPN 108 ff. Cf. further Upleatham 153infra .

Places in the same Parish