Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Levetesham 1086 DB

• Leuedesham 1096–1101 Chest 1280 ChRR 1309

• Ledesham 1287 Court 1294 ChFor 1524 ChRR

• Ledesham in Wyrehalle 1539–47 Dugd

• Letisham 1318 Eyre

• Letesham 1354 Sheaf

• Lodesham 1337 Cl 1362 Bark 1400 Pat

• Redesham 1369 Bark

• Ledsham 1387 Eyre 1560 ChRR

• Ledsam 1654 Sheaf 1848 TAMap432

• Ledsom 1697 Sheaf

• Leadsham 1663 ib

Etymology

'Lēofede's homestead or village', from the OE  pers.n. Lēofede and hām. The same pers.n. was borne by Luuede a tenant of Prenton 272infra in 1066 DB, cf. Feilitzen 322.