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.

Brace's Leigh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bransford

Historical Forms

  • Lega Ricardi c.1150 Surv
  • Bracy Legh 1328 Ch

Etymology

This is the manor in Leigh (v. infra 204) held by the Bracy family from the 13th cent. onwards (VCH iv. 104). The Ricardus of the Survey cannot be identified.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site