Ladlecombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Cranham
Historical Forms
- Ledecome 1121 Glouc
- Ledencome p.1412 GloucHist
- Ladelcombe 1537 Rent
- Laddlecombe 1838 TA
Etymology
Ladlecombe, Ledecome 1121 Glouc, Ledencome p. 1412 GloucHist, Ladelcombe 1537Rent , Laddlecombe 1838TA . v. cumb 'valley'; the spellings are too varied for certainty; topographically OE hlædel 'ladle' might be used here figuratively for the small deep valley which opens out west of Cranham to form a spoon-shaped hollow.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Cranham Common & Cranham Wood
- Overtown
- Wateredge
- Wellmead
- Yewricks
- Batch Fm
- Monks Ditch
- Many Wells Springs
- Simmonds Hall
- Crayfield
- Ebworth Lodge
- Green Hill
- The Hacket
- Haregrove
- Hillcot
- The Knoll
- Man's Court
- Saltridge Hill