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 Plympton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • La Lye 1281 Ass
  • Legh 1337 Ipm

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is La Lye 1281Ass (p), Legh 1337 Ipm . v. leah .