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.

Letchmoor Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stevenage

Etymology

Letchmoor Green (old 6″). Cf. Laschmerstret 14th VCH iii, 140, Lachemerestyle t. Ric 2WAM , Lachemerstrete 1451 ib. A compound of lache , 'sluggish pool or stream' and mere . Cf. Letchmoreheath supra 61.

Letchmoor Road (new 6″) preserves the name.