Harald Leche of Bredon, Leicestershire

Haraldus de Leche gave the church of Kate and to the Canons there serving God (afterwards removed to Repandon) one Carucat of Land in Leche.

Harrls also gave to the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem one acre of Staunton [1]

[1] The antiquities of Nottinghamshire ......" Thornton, Robert 1623-1678

Staunton Harold is a beautiful Manor House. In 1066, Amongst the 210 grants from William the Conqueror, Henry de Ferrers was given land at Staunton. Henry could not properly manage all of his estates and so, by about 1141, he leased Staunton to Harold de Lecha, from near Nottingham, who was a wealthy Saxon (before the Norman Conquest). Harold changed his own name to de Staunton and became Lord of the Manor. Staunton then became known as Staunton Harold. Since at least 1144, Staunton Harold had a chapel, paid for its chaplain and supported its poor. It was part of the Breedon Parish.
The name 'staunton' comes from 'stoney town', most of the land around here being coal, clay, sandstone and limestone. By the early 12th Century three families were associated with Staunton: Ferrers, Leches and Sewalus.

Leche also comes from the Saxon word Leccian, meaning a wet, moor place where a stream flows, which has passed to the villages or townships that are near such places. In another sense, the more ancient word Lic (Lich) means a deceased or undead. Lechlade, or Lechlade On Thames, is a town at the southern edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable. The town is named after the River Leach that joins the Thames near The Trout Inn. After some continuance here the Leakes migrated, some to Sutton-in-Scarsdale, in Derbyshire, and others to Stanton or Staunton, in Leicestershire. The latter branch changed their name to Staunton. Staunton Harold is so called from Harold de Leca who resided there. Another branch of the family settled at Hallam by Southwell. Haraldus de Leche (Harold de Leca) gave the church of Kate and to the Canons there serving God (afterwards removed to Repandon) one Carucat of Land in Leche. Harold also gave to the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem one acre of Staunton.