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.

Penleigh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dilton

Historical Forms

  • Penleia 1198 Abbr
  • Penlegh 1236 Fees 1255 RH
  • Penlee 1268 Ass
  • Penleiʒe 1275 RH
  • Penley 1304 Ass
  • Penligh 1332 SR
  • la Penne 1279,1281 Ass

Etymology

v. Pen Hill supra 33–4.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement