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.

Leetown

Other OS name in the Parish of Sampford Spiney

Historical Forms

  • Lygh 1291 Dartmoor 1408
  • Legh in Sanford Spynee 1314 Pat

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Lygh 1291(1408) Dartmoor, Legh in Sanford Spynee 1314 Pat .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement