Letham
Letham DGY S NT148836 1 394 20m EAF
Letheme 1511 RMS ii no. 3570 [in barony of Fordell]
Lethame 1522 RMS iii no. 221 [in barony of Fordell]
Lethame 1574 Inchcolm Chrs. p. 219
Lethame 1579 RMS iv no. 3024 [west third-part of the vill and lands of Letham called ‘the Seyfeild of Lethame’, in barony of Fordell]
Lathon 1654 Blaeu (Pont) West Fife
Lathum hill 1654 Blaeu (Gordon) Fife
Lethem 1753 Roy sheet 17, 5
Leathem 1756 RHP3800 [also Leathem Hill, Leathem Farm and Leathem Bank]
Lethem hill 1790s OSA 241
Letham 1828 SGF
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‘Broad slope’. Letham lies on the eastern flank of Letham Hill. In 1574 it is mentioned as one of the touns of the barony of Fordell. See also Seafield below.
/ˈlɛθəm/
This place-name appeared in printed volume 1