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.

White Lee

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Whitelegh 1497 Ipm
  • Over(r)wheytecleyghe, Over(r)wheyctecleyghe 1548 HAS
  • Whitlee, Whytlee 1549 WillY 1596 PRHept

Etymology

White Lee, 1371WCR (p), 1627 HAS 39, 24, Whitelegh 1497 Ipm, Over (r )wheytecleyghe , Over (r )wheyctecleyghe 1548 HAS 39, 11, 166, Whitlee , Whytlee 1549 WillY, 1596 PRHept. 'White or bright clearing', v. hwīt , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement