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.

Ley

Other OS name in the Parish of Kentisbury

Historical Forms

  • La Laye 1249 Ass
  • Legh 1281,1310 Ass

Etymology

is La Laye 1249Ass , Legh 1281, 1310Ass (p) , v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement