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.

Lavertye

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Grinstead

Historical Forms

  • Levertye, Laverketye 1275–84 Ipm
  • Laverketye 1298 Pat 1335 Ipm
  • Lavertye 1279 FF 1438 IpmR
  • Larkety(e) 1336 Ipm 1428 FA

Etymology

'Lark-frequented enclosure,' v. lawerce , teag .