Leightonstone Hundred
Hundred in the County of Huntingdonshire
Historical Forms
- Lestune, Lestone, Delestune 1086 DB
- Lectunestane 1086 DB 1175 P
- Lehtunestan 1163 P
- Legtonestan 1168 P
- Leochstoneston 1180 P
- Wapent' de Lehtonestan 1227 Ass
- Lettonestan 1255 For
- Lectoneston 1285 FA
- Leytoneston 1295 BM 1303 FA
- Leythtonestone 1316 FA
- Leyghtonestan 1327 SR
- Leghtonstone 1364,1370 Cl
Etymology
The stone at which the hundred-meeting was held is marked on Bowen's map just to the south of Leighton Bromswold, on the right side of the road, where the 1 in. Ordnance Map marks 'The Castle.' This site is central for the Hundred. This stone still exists in the village (ex inf. Mr C. C. Tebbutt). For a hundred-name of similar type, cf. Bingameshou Wapentake (Nt) which takes its name from a hoh or hill near the village of Bingham.