St Leonard's, St Leonardshill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Clewer
Historical Forms
- Seynt Leonerds 1548 LRMB
- St Leanerdshill 1607 Norden
- St Leonards 1761 Rocque
- St Leonards Hill and Lodge 1800 Eden
Etymology
St Leonard's, St Leonardshill (Seynt Leonerds 1548LRMB , St Leanerdshill 1607Norden , St Leonards 1761 Rocque, St Leonards Hill and Lodge 1800 Eden) are named from a hermit's chapel dedicated to St Leonard, for which v. VCH III, 76. It is first mentioned in 1215.The Hermitage, in the same vicinity, presumably refers to the same chapel; cf. Ermytescroft 1365 Cl, le Hermytage , Hermytage Grove , Armetriding 'als the Hermetryding '1548LRMB . The last name is identical with Armetridding (PN La 133), and means 'hermit- clearing', v. ryding .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ash Plantation
- Bell Fm
- Clewer Court
- Clewer Green
- Clewer Hall, Clewer Manor, Clewer Mead
- Clewer Hill Ho
- Clewer New Town
- Clewer Rd
- Dedworth Manor
- Devil's Gap
- Forest Park
- Gordon Rd
- Green Lane
- Hatch Lane
- High Standing Hill
- House of Mercy
- Kenton's Lane
- Manor House Fm
- Mill Ho
- Old House
- Nelson Rd
- New Rd
- Park Corner
- Parsonage Lane
- Queen Adelaide's Beech, Queen Adelaide's Ride
- Roses Lane
- St Leonard's Dale, St Leonard's Lodge, St Leonard's Rd
- Sefton Lawn
- Smith's Lane
- Sutherland Grange
- Swan Inn
- Three Elms P.H.
- Vale Fm
- White Lilies
- Winkfield Rd
- Withy Cover