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Leigh

Meaning

Noun

A meadow.

Name

A
from Middle English,
of Lee.
A
from the surname.
  • A placename
  • A
    in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
  • A placename
  • A
    in Dorset, England.
  • A placename
  • The Leigh, a
    and
    in Tewkesbury
    , Gloucestershire, England (OS
    SO8626).
  • A placename
  • A
    and
    in Sevenoaks
    , Kent, England (OS
    TQ5446). Former
    : Lyghe.
  • A placename
  • A
    in East Staffordshire
    , Staffordshire, England, which includes Church Leigh, Lower Leigh and Upper Leigh.
  • A placename
  • A
    in Surrey, England.
  • A placename
  • A
    in Wiltshire, England.
  • A placename
  • A small
    and
    (served by Leigh and Bransford Parish Council) in Malvern Hills
    , Worcestershire, England (OS
    SO7853).
  • Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    leigh
    English
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    legh
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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