Leatherhead

See also: leatherhead

English

Etymology

The Leatherhead Museum has traced the history of the town from its beginnings in about AD 880 when it was known as Leodridan (dative case of a compound of leode and rida), meaning "place where people [can] ride [across the river]" in Anglo-Saxon). Later in the Domesday Book it was called Leret. Later forms recorded are Lereda, Ledreda, Leddrede (all second half of 12th century).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /lɛðəhɛd/

Proper noun

Leatherhead

1. A town in Surrey, England.