Laytham Grasses
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ellerton
Historical Forms
- Lathingholm 1199–1211 YCh 13th Dugd
Etymology
Laytham Grasses (field) is Lathingholm 1199–1211 YCh 1133, 13th Dugd. The first element would seem to be OE laðung 'a calling together, a gathering of people,' which survives as dialect lathing . v. holmr . The form has been influenced by Laytham supra 238.