Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lideneg c.853 Finb 12th

• on Lidanege 972 BCS1282 10th

• Lindenee 1086 DB

• L(e)indeneia c.1145,1146 France

• Ledenei, Ledeney(a) 1086 DB 1291 Tax 1316 Cl 1334 Ipm 1378 Ass

• Lidenai, Lydenai, Lydenay(e), Lydenei(a), Lydeney(e), Lydene(e) Hy2 Monast 1167 P 1186 France 1184–94 WinchLB 13 Bledisl 1200,1220 Cur 1220 Fees 1478 Pat

• Libenheia 1200 Cur

• Liden', Lyden' 1211–13 Fees 1221 Eyre 1347 Ipm

• Ludeneie, Ludenay 1221 Eyre 1248 Ass

• Liddeney(e), Lyddeney(e) 1284 Ipm 1437 GlR 1510 et freq

• Lyeney 1461,1466 Pat

• Lidney, Lydney 1473 IpmR 1473 Pat 1662 Comm

Etymology

'The sailor's island or water-meadow', v. lida (perhaps used as a pers.n.), ēg . The name of the R. Lydd is a back-formation from Lydney.