Ledall Cottage
Early-attested site in the Parish of Waterperry
Historical Forms
- Ledhal c.1160–70 Frid c.1320 Os
- Ledhalle 1242–3 Fees
- Ledahel' 1162 P
- Liedhale c.1170–8,late12th Os
- Liedehale 1182–5 OxonCh
- Leadhale 1187 Os
- Ledehale 1185 Os 1428 FA 1509–10 Os
- Ledehal' 1287 Cl
- Ledehalle 1316 FA
- Ledale 1206 Cur
- Ledall 1516 AD
- Lehdehal 1246 Ch
Etymology
*'Lēoda 's h(e)alh.' *Lēoda , which Ekwall gives as a possible first element of Leadenham L, would be a short form of such names as Lēodweald . Or the first element could be the unrecorded OE lēod , which may be the source of dialect (L and C) leed , 'reed meadow grass,' and which Ekwall suggests as an alternative first element for Leadenham in the appendix to DEPN.