Leasybridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wheathampstead
Historical Forms
- Lupsed brugge 1306 WAM
- Lefsetebregge 1340 Ct
- Lessebruggemelle 1385 ib
- Lesebridge 1705 AddCh
Etymology
The forms are late and difficult, but the earliest one (which was kindly checked by Miss D. L. Powell) would seem to point to a compound of OE hlyp(e) and sæte, the later spellings showing the regular Hertfordshire e for OE īe . The bridge is at the foot of a steepish slope, so that it is possibly 'bridge of the dwellers by the slope.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Amwell
- Causewell Fm
- Gustardwood
- Lamer Ho
- Marford
- Pickford Common and Pickford Mill
- Batford Mill
- Bamville Fm and Bamville Wood