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 Lees

Other OS name in the Parish of Huddersfield

Historical Forms

  • La Lee 1324 WCR
  • Lower Leigh 1851 TA

Etymology

, La Lee 1324WCR , Lower Leigh 1851TA , v. lēah ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site