Names in ‘-lee’
There are plenty of names in Renfrew ending in –lee. They are particularly common in parishes like Cathcart which was formerly well-wooded. Does this ending represent Anglo-Saxon leah? (I have included Corselet – but not Hurlet).
Names are given by parish. Following each name is a Grid Reference or Map name such as ‘Pont’ or ‘Roy’ to indicate the source. Documentary sources are given for some names, for instance those that are not mapped at all. See parish tables for further information
Inverkip
Cornalees NS 2571
Laxlie Hill NS 2170
Greenock
Lies Roy(PC), Lees Ainslie(1796) c. NS 2870. = Lees (NSA) pp 454-5 1650
Whitelees NS 2773
Kilmacolm
Parklea NS 3574
Renfrew parish
Cocklees, Ainslie(1796)
Inchinnan Parish
Rashielee NS 4670
Cathcart parish
Goldinle GD148/90 1512 – unlocated
Cochraneslee 1565 – unlocated
Cuninghamslee – unlocated
Lie (Lee) GD148/6 1401. Overlee, Midlee and Netherlee should perhaps just be classed as parts of Lee. Overlee NS 5757, Pont; Midlee 1510; Netherlee NS 5758, Ainslie(1796).
Merrylee, NS 5659
Eastwood
Brocklees NS 5558 1530-1531
Crosslees NS 5458/5558 1530-1531
Thornliebank NS 5459, Ainslie(1789)
Robslee NS 5559, OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XIII, 1858.
Mearns parish
Broadlees NS 5353
Corselet NS 5256
Eaglesham parish
Crosslees NS 5652, Pont
Langlee NS 5151, Pont – Langlies
Houstoun parish
Comlie NS 4168
Covanlee in ER XVI p 576 1531 – possibly separate to Comlie above. See Houstoun table.
Corsliehill NS 4069, Pont
Crosslee NS 4065/4066
Reilly NS 4269
Ennelly NS 3867, Roy
Goldenlee NS 3965
Wellees NS 3968, Roy
Stabilee NS 4068
Wherlie NS 4166, OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet VII, 1857
Waterlea NS 3967
Kilbarchan parish
Branocklie, NS 3865
Ranfurly, NS 3865
Threeply, NS 3766
Plainlees, a component of Thirdpart, see Table.
Neilston parish
Capellie NS 4658 Pont
Arthurlie NS 4958
Bradely, Pont (SW of Neilston Kirk)
Lochwinnoch parish
Langlie, RSS III (2387) 1547, NS 3559
Plantly NS 3357, Plantley in Roy
Langstilly NS 3257 Langstane Le in Paisley Rental 1460, Langstlee in Ainslie(1796)
Langslie NS 3356
Corsfoordlie, 6s 8d land in Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II p 170). I do not know if this was included in Corseford or Little Corseford, c. NS 4060.
Paisley parish
Leys – near Hawkhead, see Table
Stanely NS 4661
Brannocklie NS 4262 (This was Branockland in Roy)
Elderslie NS 4462
Ferguslie NS 4663/4664
Thornliemuir NS 4559/4659
Penilee NS 5164
Feriskirlie (ER XVIII p 528 1642) or Ferrie & Aikerlie (RMS XI (1174) 1668)
Dunterlie NS 5059
Collinslie NS 4862
Paisley
Knedenly, (Pont) or Bredenly (Blaeu) SW of Abbey
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