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.

Westleigh

Other OS name in the Parish of Burlescombe

Historical Forms

  • Westlegh c.1200 Canonsleigh 15th

Etymology

is Westlegh c. 1200 (15th)Canonsleigh . v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement