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.

Leeshaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Lecschescha e.13 Nost39d
  • the Lieshay 1581 CtH

Etymology

, Lecschescha e. 13Nost 39d, the Lieshay 1581 CtH ; the first el . is obscure , but may be OE  læcc ' astream ' , v. foll. , sceaga ' copse ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement