Litchborough
Major Settlement in the Parish of Litchborough
Historical Forms
- Liceberge 1086 DB
- Lickesberga 1176 P
- Lichesberga 1184 P 1366 ADiii
- Lichebarue 12th Survey 1366 Cl
- Lecchesbarewe 1287 Ipm
- Lechebarwe 1290 Cl
- Lecchebarewe 1356 Ass
- Lecheborowe 1522 LP
Etymology
Ekwall (Studies 59) suggests with some hesitation that this may be a compound of OE *licc , 'stream,' and beorg , 'hill,' but it seems somewhat unlikely that this well-marked hill should take its name from a tiny stream at its foot. Probably it is līc - beorg or līca -beorg , 'body-hill' or 'hill of the bodies,' from some long-forgotten burials here. The forms with -es - are probably due to an attempt to make the name conform to a more common type.