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St Peter's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Leire

Historical Forms

  • ecclesie de Leyra 1220 MHW
  • ecclesiam de Leir' 1240 RGros
  • ecclesie de Leyre 1241,1248 1294,1324,1334,1349,1350,1386 Pat
  • ecclesie de Leire 1334 ib

Etymology

, Church ( St Peter ) , 1846, 1863, 1877White , 1925 Kelly ; it is earlier recorded as ecclesie de Leyra 1220MHW, ecclesiam de Leir '1240 RGros, ecclesie de Leyre 1241, 1248 ib,1294, 1324, 1334, 1349, 1350, 1386Pat , ecclesie de Leire 1334ib .