Lavendon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Lavendon
Historical Forms
- Lawe(n)dene, Lavendene 1086 DB
- Lawendon 1185 P
- Lavenden(e) 1201 FineR c.1218 WellsL
- Lavendone 1232 WellsL
- Laundone 1232 WellsR
- Launden(e) 1241 Ass 1281 Ipm 1315,1394,1488 Pat 1525 LP
- Lawnden 1509 LP
- Lavenden al. Launden 1639 Lavendon
Etymology
'Lafa's valley' v. denu . One English example of this personal name is recorded (Redin 51) and it is found also in Lavenham (Sf). It is in origin a short form of a compound name ending in lāf , such as Deorlāf or Wulflāf .