Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Leringaseta, Laringaseta, Laringesere 1086 DB

• Laringset 1198 Cur 1201 RC

• Laringsete 1201 Cl 1240 FF

• Leringsete 1243 Fees 1286 Ass 1287 Ipm 1302 FA 1317 FF 1328 Pat 1333 SR 1365 Walsing 1368 Cl

• Letheringesete 1250 FF 1250 Ass

• Leringesete 1257,1286 ib

• Letheringesethe 1257 ib

• Lerigset 1267 Ch

• Letheringsete 1269 Ass 1287,1314 Ipm 1327 Banco

• Leringset, Lerinnset 1275 RH

• Leyringesete 1282 FF

• Lerinsete 1286 Ass

• Letheryngsete 1343 FF 1362 Walsing

• Leryngsete 1319 AD 1322to1399 FF 1328 Banco 1330 SR 1346,1402,1428 FA 1350to1384 Pat 1384 Cl

• Lerynset 1354 Pat

• Lerlyngset 1354 ib

• Lederyngsete 1475–85 ECP

• Laryngsett 1535 VE

• Lauruset 1610 Speed

Etymology

Ekwall (PN -ing 131) and Mills take the first element to be identical with that of Letheringham Sf, i.e. the gen. of a group name in -ingas , (Lēodheringa -) formed from an OE  pers.n. Lēodhere , and OE  (ge)set 'dwelling, fold'. This interpretation of the first element of Letheringsett offers difficulties, and Ekwall suggests a river-name *Hlēoðre as an alternative base. Schram (ZONF 3: 206) rejects any connection with Letheringham and takes the base of Letheringsett to be another river- name, applied to a part of the Glaven. The final element he takes to be OE  sǣte1 'settlers', which is difficult to distinguish from (ge)set.