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Puddington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Burton

Historical Forms

  • Potitone 1086 DB
  • Potyton 1397 Pat
  • Potintona 12 Chest c.1311
  • Potinton 1260 Court e14,1330 JRC 1579 Orm2
  • Potynton e13 JRC 1386 Plea 1387 Eyre 1397,1406,1408 ChRR 1411 AD 1421 Orm2
  • Potington 1554 Pat 1656 Orm2
  • Pudington c.1100 Orm2ii446 1302 Plea 1394(p),1397 ChRR 1660 Sheaf
  • Pudyngton 1289 Court
  • Pudinton 1304 Chamb
  • Pudynton 1326 ChRR
  • Puddyngton 1353 BPR
  • Puddington 1388 ChRR
  • Puddingetone 1615 Sheaf
  • Puditan c.1150 ChFor 1347 Sheaf 1128–53 1580 17
  • Podinton(a) 1260 Court, Plea
  • Podinton 1278 ChFor 1317 AD
  • Podynton 1305 ChF 1535 VE
  • Podington 1287 Court 1294 ChFor 1302 Plea 1537 Sheaf 1561 Orm2 1601 Sheaf
  • Podington alias Potington alias Podyngton 1554 Pat
  • Podingthone 1309 ChRR
  • Podyngton 1353 BPR 1589 ChRR
  • Poddington in Wirrall 1547 MinAcct
  • Putington 1278 Whall
  • Putyngton 1289 Court
  • Puttington 1588 ChRR
  • Putkan 1361 BPRiii430
  • Pu'ckan 1362 Orm2ii355

Etymology

'Farm called after Put(t)a', from the OE  pers.n. Put (t )a and -ingtūn, cf. Puddington D 389.