Highleadon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Highleadon
Historical Forms
- Hineleden(e), Hyneleden(e) 13 Glouc 1354 Ch 1355 Pat 1377 LP 1541
- Hyneledon 1503 Ipm 1535 VE 1542 MinAcct
- Hindledñ 1248 Ass
- Hymeleden (sic) 1291 Tax
- High Leaden als. Hyneleaden 1629 Inq
- Hileadon 1631 Will
Etymology
Named from the R. Leadon (i, 10supra ). It is distinguished from Upleadon (189infra ) by the affix OE hīwan, gen.pl. hīgna , 'household, members of a household or religious community', in this case the monks of St Peter's Gloucester, to whom the estate was granted in 1239 (Glouc). Cf. also Highnam (159infra ).