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.

Highlightley Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Barlow

Historical Forms

  • Highelyghtley 1453 HardCh
  • Heghe lyghtley 1459 ib
  • Heleghtley 1496 Portland
  • High Lightley 1499 ib

Etymology

, Highelyghtley 1453HardCh , Heghe lyghtley 1459 ib, Heleghtley 1496Portland , High Lightley 1499 ib , probably formerly ' bright clearing ' , v. lēoht , lēah , to which was prefixed hēah 1 .