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 A town in Surrey, England.