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Over Leigh

suburban area · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Over Leigh refers to the upper part of the Leigh settlement. 'Over' signifies a higher position, and 'Leigh' denotes a clearing or meadow.

Word origins

Over
Old Englishupper, higher(from ofer "over, above")
Leigh
Old Englishclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")