Lepton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkheaton
Historical Forms
- Lepton(e), Leptun(a) 1086 DB 1159–81 YCh e.13 1246 1288 YI 1297 LS 1303 KF a.1312 YDxii,294 1316 Vill 1552 WillY
- Great(e) Leptun(a) 1621 FF 1740 WB238a
Etymology
This is a compound of OE hlēp 'leap' and tūn. The exact significance is uncertain; the village is towards the top of a hillside, but there is no topographical feature of note. But the probability is that Lepton means 'farmstead on the slope of a hill'; on this use of hlēp (which also meant 'leaping place, jump') cf. Löfvenberg 127.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bradley Mills
- Upper Heaton
- Helm
- Thickles
- Gawthorpe
- Lascelles Hall
- Little Lepton
- Rowley Hill
- Stage Field
- Thurgory
- Alwoldley
- Upper Denby
- Whitley Beaumont
Other OS name
- Ardron Hill
- Bank End
- Bray's Field
- Briery Bank
- Briggate (Bridge)
- Brown Royd
- Cold Royd
- Crosley Lane
- Cross Green
- Dalton Bank
- Dalton Grange
- Dalton Green
- Dives Ho
- Fox Row
- The Goit
- Greenhead
- Green Lea
- Grimbles
- The Grove
- Grove Place
- Hebble Bridge
- High Royd
- Hill Top
- Jagger Hill
- Laverock
- Lees Beck & Leeds Fold
- Lees Head
- Little Carr
- Mold Green
- Nab Hill
- Nether Hall
- Nettleton
- Penny Spring Bank
- Pog Fm
- Ravensholme
- Ravensknowle Hall
- Rawthorpe (Hall)
- Round Wood
- Sand Ings
- Southfield
- Standiforth Fm
- Storths
- Wellhouse
- Woodlands, Wood Nook
- Alley Green
- Balk Lane
- Bank Row Lane
- Bellstring Lane
- Benroyd
- Bog Green, Bog Hall
- Boyfe Hall
- Broomfield
- Carr Mount
- Cockley Hill
- Colne Bank
- Crow Royd
- Cuckstool
- Daw Knowl
- The Dene
- Gledwing
- The Hagg
- Healey Green
- Heaton Fields
- Heaton Hall
- Heaton Hall Wood
- Heaton Lodge
- Heaton Moor
- Highgate Lane
- Hobson Scrogg
- Hodgson Fold
- Hole Bottom
- Houses Hill
- Hutchin Wood
- Jidroyd
- Kirkfield Cottage
- The Knowle
- Lane Side
- Long Tongue Scrog
- Low Fold
- Moor Top
- North Gate
- North Hill
- North Moor
- Padanaram
- Royds Ho
- Shaw Cross
- South Royd
- Stafford Hill
- Stancliffe
- Stoneroyd
- Stony Ford
- Tib Netherend Wood
- Winchat Hill
- Wood Lane
- Woodside
- Addle Croft
- Ashfield
- Belmont Ho
- Blakeman Hill
- Block Row
- Bogden
- Botany Bay
- Bracken Hill
- Broom Grove
- Butter Nab
- Carr Head
- Chapel Hill
- Common End & Common Top
- Copryding
- Cow Hey
- Cowmes
- Croft Ho
- Cuckoo Hill
- Dam Head
- Fenay Bridge
- Field Gate Ho
- Field Ho
- Floyd Green
- Gawthorpe Green
- Greave Ho
- Green Balk
- Hermitage
- Highfield
- Highgate Lane
- Jumble Wood
- Knotty Lane
- Lane Head
- Lepton Edge
- Lepton Great Wood & Lepton Little Wood
- Lepton Thorn
- Lepton Town
- Lidgate
- Lower Hall
- Low Ho
- Low Moor
- Low Wood
- The Nale
- Nick Green
- Peace Hall
- Pinfold Lane
- Pond Lane
- Ratten Row
- Rods Beck
- Spa Bottom
- Spittle Royd
- Spring Grove
- Stubbings
- Tandem
- Thistle Hill
- Waspnest
- Woodfield, Wood Top
- Yew Cottage
- Bank Field
- Bank Ho
- Ben Booth Lane
- Brown Hill
- Chapel Row
- Clough Gate
- Coal Pit Lane
- Coal Pit Scrogg
- Cockley Wood
- Croft Side
- Cropper Gate
- Deer Hill
- Denby Grange
- Dumb Steeple
- Fall Ho
- Fryer Park Wood
- Gettingley
- Grange Ash, Grange Moor, Grange Wood
- Gregory
- Hall Hill, Hall Wood
- Harry Royd Clough
- Hazle Greave
- Haigh Ho
- The Heights
- Hepper Wood
- High Lees Plant
- Hillhouse Wood
- Hunt Royd
- Liley Clough
- New Hall
- Nickers Hill
- Paper Hall
- Pendle Hill
- Pinion Well
- Upper Rakes
- The Rough
- Round Hill Wood
- Sands
- Tilehouses
- Timmins Shrogg
- White Flats
- Whitley Park
- Whitley Willows
- Woodside