Ledsham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ledsham
Historical Forms
- on Ledes-ham c.1030 YCh7
- Ledesha' 1086 DB
- Ledesham(a) c.1090,1119–21 Pont 1119–35 Nost7d Hy2 YCh1431 1230 Ch 1155–8 YCh 1216–56 RegAlbiii,12 1219 FF 1229 Ebor 1251 Ass 1252 FF 1428 FA
- Ledisham 1238 Pont 1286 Ebor 1341 FF
- Leddesham 1436 Testii 1519 WillY
- Leddysham 1484 TestLds
- Ledsham, Ledsam 1559,1612 PRLed
Etymology
'Homestead near Leeds', v. hām , cf. Leeds 124, Ledston 50infra .Leeds is some 10 miles west of Ledsham and Ledston and this suggests, since no other administrative connexion is known, that the regio Loidis of Bede extended into this part of Elmet (1supra ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Beckfield Ho
- Butt Hill
- Caudle Hill & Caudle Well
- Clough Dike
- Fairburn Ings
- Gauk St
- Haugh Hill
- The Holmes
- Lambkin Hill
- Lunnfields Lane
- Pollums Ho
- Rawfield Lane
- Running Lane
- Spargrass Lane
- Watergarth Lane
- Beacon Plant
- Capon Hill
- Claypit Lane
- Dale Plant
- Hastings Plant
- Holy Rood Lane
- Horse Lock Dale
- Ledsham Beacon
- Ledsham Park
- Madbanks
- Mill Hill
- Newfield Fm
- Newton Abbey
- Newton Ings
- Plaster Pits
- Scat Ho
- Wormstall Wood
- Arrow Lane
- Bulholme Clough
- Crispin Quarry
- Elm Ho
- Forest Plain
- Green Lane
- The Grove
- Hall Lane
- Ings Lane
- Ledston Hall
- Ledston Ings
- Ledston Intake
- Ledston Mill
- Ledston Park
- Lin Dike
- North Park
- Pannel Hill
- Park Ho
- Quarryfield
- Roman Ridge
- Sheepcote Fm
- Spartal Lane
- Toadholes Quarry
- Warren Ho