Lidsey
Early-attested site in the Parish of Aldingbourne
Historical Forms
- Hledesie 683 LibY c.1300
- Lydesige 683 BCS 14th BCS 692 14th
- Hlidesya 957 BCS997 14th
- Lydeseya 1229 Pat
- Lidesey 1412 FA
- Lhudesey c.1266,1269(14th) SRS31,134–5
- Ludeseye 1239 LibY 1268 Ass 1279 1327 Cl
- Ludesy 1288 Ass 1324 FF
- Luddesay 1428 FA
- Ledeseye 1279 Ass
Etymology
The first element would seem to be an OE pers. name Hlȳdi .Such is not on record but the unmutated form Hlūd is found in Luddesdown (K), hludesdun in BCS 1321 and (alternatively) hludesbeorh in BCS 741. Names from this stem are very common in Germanic names on the continent. 'Hlydi's well- watered land,' v. eg .