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.

High Leys

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • High Leays 1706 Will
  • High leys 1763 PR(Cr)

Etymology

, High Leays 1706 Will, High leys 1763 PR(Cr) , v. hēah 1 , lēah ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement