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West Leigh
West Leigh, Havant |
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settlement
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parish:
county:
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Havant
Hampshire
SU7208
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HANTSLOC.t
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25inch County Series map -- Hants LXXVI.7 |
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Leigh
otherwise: Lye, la, 1236; Lygh, la, 1280
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Coates 1989
LEIGH, in Havant
Old English 'leah' here possibly in the sense 'tract of ancient woodland',
ie: part of Bere Forest, or in the sense 'clearing settlement'. The element
'leah' is discussed at length by Gelling (1974 and 1984: 198-207).
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old map
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Ligh
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, village - Portesdown Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
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Morden 1695
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(MRD2SU60.jpg)
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old map
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Lighe
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, hamlet - Bosmere Hundred - Hantshire
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Blaeu 1645
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(BLA1SU70.jpg)
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old map
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Lighe
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, hamlet - Bosmere Hundred - Hantshire
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Speed 1611
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(SPD1SU70.jpg)
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old map
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Ligh
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- house - Portesdowne Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
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Norden 1607
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