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.

Lydeway

Other OS name in the Parish of Urchfont

Historical Forms

  • Lyde way 1515 NewColl
  • Lide Way 1773 AandD

Etymology

is Lyde way 1515NewColl , Lide Way 1773 A and D . Cf. Lyde 1403NewColl , Lydecrofte 1460 NQ iv , Lydehunt 1563NewColl . It is called Portway in TA and leads to Devizes ( cf. supra 16 ) .