Lawditch
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bristol
Historical Forms
- (la) Lawdich(e), Lawdych 1285,1387,1388,1400 RBBr
Etymology
Lawditch (lost), (la ) Lawdich (e ), Lawdych 1285, 1387, 1388, 1400 RBBr. Probably a compound of ME lawe 'law' and dīc 'ditch' to denote a ditch marking the limit of some jurisdiction, paralleled by Lawday Ditch in Gloucester (ii, 138supra ).