Eagle Down
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashreigney
Historical Forms
- Eggeldon 1281 Ass
- Egeldon(e) 1281 Ass 1333 SR
Etymology
No certainty is possible. It may be that we have OE Ecgela , a possible diminutive of OE names in Ecg -. Hence, 'Ecgela 's hill,' v. dun . Later, folk-etymology has been at work.Cf. Riddlecombe infra 356 for loss of inflexional syllable.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Kersham Bridge
- Northcott Barton
- East and West Arson
- Beera
- Crawthorne
- Furze
- Hole Fm
- Horridge
- Ley
- Westacott
- Woodrow
- Lake
- Redland