Lesneague (EN) / Lysmanaghek (KW)

Type: 
Parish: 
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Elements: 

lys

Meaning: 
court

managhek

Meaning: 
monastic land
Elements notes: 
<lys> ‘court, ruin, administrative centre’ + <managhek> ‘monastic land’
Historic forms: 
lesmanaoc 967 (Gover, 1948)(Kemble, 1845, p12, §534, citing from 967)(Henderson) Lesmanaoc 967 (King Edgar to Wulfnoth Rumuncant of three mansæ at Lesmanaoc and Pennarth) (Finberg, 1954, p18, citing from 967) Limanech c.1070 (Hull, 1962, §1, p1, citing from HH, CP 315, f1r-1v, late 14th century, citing from c.1070) Lismanoech 1070 (Hull, 1962, §2, p2, citing from HH, CP 315, f1v-2v, late 14th century, citing from 1070) Lysmanahec and Lismanahaeg 1100 (Henderson) Lismanaech c1130 (Gover, 1948) Lismanehev 1144 (Henderson) Lismaneck 1150 (Henderson) Lismanoch 1195 (Gover, 1948) Lismanoch 1200 (Gover, 1948) Lismanech 1282 (Gover, 1948) Lesmanaek 1291 (Gover, 1948) Lismanahaeg 1302 (Gover, 1948) Lismanaek 1302 (Gover, 1948) Lesvenek 1482 (Henderson) Lisnecke alias Lisneag 1621 (Henderson) Lesnege 1699 (Gascoyne, 1699) Lesneage 1720 (Henderson) Lesneage 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Lesneague 1805 (Newton, 1981) Higher and Lower Lesneague 1842 (TA, 1842) Lesneagus 1842 (TA, 1842) Lesneage 1856 (OS, 1856) Lesneague 1884 (2 farms)(Symons, 1884) Lesneage 1888 (OS, 1888) Lesneage 1908 (OS, 1908) Lesneage 1909 (Mitchell, 1909) Lesneague 1948 (Gover, 1948) Lesneage 1954 (Finberg, 1954, p18) Lesneage 1962 (Hull, 1962, §1, p1) Higher Lesneague Fm 1974 (OS, 1974) Lesneague 1996 (OS, 1:25000, 1996). Lesneague 2016 (OS, 2016)