English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Laund's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashen

Historical Forms

  • La Lande 1322 BM
  • Lan(n)de t.Ed2,1324 EAiii
  • Loundes 1452 MinAcct
  • Landes 1480 Ct
  • Londis, Landis Woode 1551 Pat
  • Launds 1768 M

Etymology

Laund's Fm [lændz] is La Lande 1322 BM, Lan (n )de t. Ed 2, 1324 EA iii, Loundes 1452MinAcct , Landes 1480Ct , Londis , Landis Woode 1551 Pat, Launds 1768 M. v. launde . It was the home of William de la Lande c. 1090 (Dugd vi, 1660). Cf. le Launde (Havering) 1352Ct and Launde (Lei).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement