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Henbury Lee, Lees Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Wybunbury

Historical Forms

  • Henbury Leys Wood 1831 ib
  • Henbury Lees 1845 TA

Etymology

, Henbury Leys Wood 1831 ib, Henbury Lees 1845TA , perhaps from the surname from Henbury 178 , with either lǣs ' a pasture ' , or the plural of lēah ' a wood, a clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site