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.

Somerleigh Court

Other OS name in the Parish of Dorchester St Peter & All Saints

Historical Forms

  • the Summerleas 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

, perhaps named from the Summerleas 1650ParlSurv , ' pasture used in summer ' , cf. le Wynterlese 1547Ct , the Sommer feilds 1650ParlSurv , v. sumor , winter 1 , lǣs .