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.

Willesleigh

Other OS name in the Parish of Landkey

Historical Forms

  • Willesleg 1219 Ass

Etymology

is Willesleg 1219Ass . Probably ' leahof (or by) the spring , ' v. wielle . There are springs here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement