Leatherhead

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 ang leode and ang rida), meaning "place where people [can] ride [across the river]" in Anglo-Saxon). Later in the Domesday Book it was called ang Leret. Later forms recorded are ang Lereda, ang Ledreda, ang Leddrede (all second half of 12th century). Pronunciation en /lɛðəhɛd/ UK Proper noun en town co/Surrey cc/England.