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Survey of English Place-Names

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Leacet Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Brougham

Historical Forms

  • Leeseed house 1684 PR
  • Leeshod 1684,1739,1745 ib
  • Leacett Plantn 1865 OS

Etymology

, Leeseed house 1684 PR, Leeshod (house) 1684, 1739, 1745 ib, Leacett Plantn 1865 OS ; as the name refers to an extensive clearing in Whinfell Forest , the first el . may be lēah ' clearing ' or lǣs ' pasture ' ; the second el . is uncertain .