The village of Leckhampstead has a stream running through it called the Leck so one might think it is from there that the name of the village was derived. In fact the name comes from the Old English words leac and ham-stede meaning ‘leek homestead’. In the Domesday Book the name is given as Lecham(e)stede.

A long time ago the village was divided into two parts Leckhampstead Magna and Leckhampstead Parva (Latin for Greater and Little) with the area in-between being called ‘Tween Towns’. At one time the village was famous for its pillow lace, the manufacture of which was taught in a thatched cottage where Bellandean now stands.

Leckhampstead Manor

In the early 1980s a ghost which haunts Leckhampstead Manor was still being seen when it was spotted walking near the river. As the manor is supposed to be haunted and as the ghost who was seen was near the river are they the same or two different ghosts? The manor and river are very close together but a ghost which is seen indoors is rarely seen outdoors as well.

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Weatherhead Farm

Weatherhead Farm, to the east of Leckhampstead, is said to be haunted by a ghost that, unusually, carries a spinning wheel.

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