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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.

Labden's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Standon

Etymology

Labden's Fm. Cf. Lapdenbrigge 1389 Pat, Labbeden bridge c. 1400 ECP, Labden Hill 1644 Sess, Labingdens in Standon 1655Deeds Enrolled . The second element is denu , the s being clearly pseudo-manorial. The forms are too late for any interpretation of the first element to be suggested.