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South Leigh

village · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

South Leigh means 'southern clearing in a wood'. The name combines the directional term 'south' with the Old English word for a clearing or meadow.

Word origins

South
Old Englishsouthern(from sūþ "south")
Leigh
Old Englishclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing")

Historical forms

Lega · Lege