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.

The Lea

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • Le 1200–20 Kendi,131

Etymology

, Le 1200–20 Kend i, 131(p) , v. lēah ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name