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.

Oakleigh

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Okynle in Bradforthdaill, Okynle in Bradforth Daile 1537 WYD 1544 Arm
  • Oken Lee 1578 ib

Etymology

, Okynle in Bradforthdaill , Okynle in Bradforth Daile 1537 WYD, 1544 Arm, Oken Lee 1578 ib , ' oaken clearing ' , v. ācen , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name