Lea, Derbyshire :: The British Place Names Website

Other current and historical names

Lede

Parish/Community: Dethick, Lea and Holloway
District/Borough: Amber Valley
County: Derbyshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°6'51"N 1°30'50"W
Eastings/Northings: 432635, 357554
OS Grid: SK326575
Mapcode Local: GBR 6BH.N36
Mapcode Global: WHCDP.QZ9G

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Lea within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Lea in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Lea, vil., Ashover par., Derbyshire, 2½ miles SE. of Matlock; P.O.; in vicinity is Lea Hurst, residence of the Nightingale family. See DETHICK AND LEA.

Lea in the Domesday Book

A village in Hamston hundred, in the county of Derbyshire.

- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth brother of Leofric; Leofric brother of Leofnoth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph son of Hubert
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of Hubert
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 7 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 7 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 plough land)
- Meadow: 2 ¹⁄₂ acres
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ league

British Place Names

Lea, Derbyshire

Lea is a village in Derbyshire

Lea in historic gazetteers

Lea in the Domesday Book