Ledburn

The name Ledburn is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means "stream with a conduit".

During the 19th and 20th century, the hamlet was owned by Baron Mayer de Rothschild and, by inheritance, became part of the Earl of Rosebery's Mentmore estate.

The manor house at that time served as the estate office and home of the resident Land Agent.

A tiny Methodist chapel in the hamlet has recently been converted to a private house.

The agricultural land in the village, having passed out of the Rothschild's ownership in the 20th century, is now back in the family's ownership, and is part of Sir Evelyn de Rothschild's Ascott Estate.

Mentmore Bridge (previously known as Bridego Bridge and then Train Robbers' bridge), [ 1 ] at Ledburn, the scene of the Great Train Robbery in 1963.