Ledburn
Early-attested site in the Parish of Mentmore
Historical Forms
- Leteburn 1288 Orig 1299,1382 Ipm
- Ledburn 1416 IpmR 1447 ADvi
- Ledbourn 1488 Ipm
- Leborne 1626 Vern
- Leburne 1641 HMN
- Lyburne Green 1766 J
Etymology
Professor Zachrisson suggests that the first element in this name may be OE (ge )lǣt (e ). As the little stream on which Ledburn stands flows past cross-roads at the village we may take it that (ge )læt (e ) here has its recognised sense of 'crossroads.' For this use of the word, cf. Radlett, Herts < rād -(ge )lǣte .t is later voiced to d before b and db assimilated to bb .