Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Leic' way(e) 1601,1606 Terrier

• Leicestar way 1674 ib

• Leicester Way 1709,c.1720etpassimto1762 et passim

• Lodge Mill 1610 Nichols 1835 O

• Lodge Mills 1631 1846,1863,1877 White

Etymology

is Leic ' way (e )1601, 1606Terrier , Leicestar way 1674ib , Leicester Way 1709, c.1720et passim to 1762ib , v. weg; Leicester lies 12 miles to the north. (Notethe significance of Leicester Lane End as of a field-name type, in f.ns.(b) infra .) Lodge Mill Spinneys, Lodge Mill 1610 Nichols, 1835 O,Lodge Mills 1631 ib, 1846, 1863, 1877 White , v. loge , myln , spinney .