Lees Hall
Other OS name in the Parish of Church Broughton
Historical Forms
- Saperton(e) Ley(e)s, Sapirton(e) Ley(e)s, -ton(e) Ley(e)s 1330,1331 Ass 1414 CPG
- Sapperton Lees 1538–44 ECP
- le Lees de Sapertone 1330 Ass
- Lees 14th Tutbury
- Lees Hall 1568 Lanc 1577 Saxton
Etymology
, Saperton (e ) Ley (e )s , Sapirton (e ) Ley (e )s , -ton (e ) Ley (e )s 1330, 1331Ass , 1414CPG , Sapperton Lees 1538–44 ECP, le Lees de Sapertone 1330Ass (p), Lees 14thTutbury , Lees Hall 1568 Lanc, 1577 Saxton , perhaps ' pasture belonging to Sapperton (supra 541) ' , v. lǣs , though it might well be the plural of lēah ' clearing ' .