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.

Leadington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dymock

Historical Forms

  • Ledint(h)on Hy3 Ipm 1225–50 Hopt
  • Ledingt(h)on 1542 LP
  • Ledent(h)on 1574 PR
  • Leddyngton 1587 FF
  • Leadington 1630 ib

Etymology

Leadington [ˈlediŋtən], Ledint (h )on Hy 3 Ipm (p), 1225–50Hopt 16(p), Ledingt (h )on 1542 LP, Ledent (h )on 1574 PR, Leddyngton 1587FF , Leadington 1630 ib. 'Farmstead near the R. Leadon (i, 10supra )', v. tūn .