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.

Small Lees

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Smalleghes 1325 WCR
  • Smalilegh 1327 ib
  • Smaleye 1462 MinAcct
  • Smallees 1550 YDi 1650 WCR4
  • the Smalles 1584 WillY

Etymology

Small Lees, Smalleghes 1325 WCR (p), Smalilegh 1327 ib (p), Smaleye 1462MinAcct , Smallees 1550 YD i, 1650WCR 4, the Smalles 1584 WillY. 'The narrow clearings', v. smæl , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement