North Leigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of North Leigh
Historical Forms
- Lege 1086 DB
- Leg' 1163 P
- Lega 1167,1192,4,5 P
- Nordleg alias Nordelegh 1233 Ch
- Northleg' 1237 Fees c.1300 Os 1314
- Leges 1130–50 OxonCh 1259 Os
- Leghes 1193–1200 Eynsh
- Leies c.1150 Eynsh
- Leiga c.1185 CartAntiq
- Lea Bernardi 1190 P
- Northle 1285 Ass
- Northlee 1316 FA 1526 LS
- Northleya c.1250 AD 1389 Os
- Leye 1264–8 Eynsh
- North Cleye 1284–5 FA
- Northlye 1355 Ch 1449 Eynsh
- North Lye 1428 FA
Etymology
'North lē(a)h.' Bernard is Bernard de St Walerico, mentioned 1167 P. Cf. South Leigh (276).