English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Meddon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartland

Historical Forms

  • Madona 1086 DB
  • Meddon' 1234 Fees400 1279 Ipm
  • Mededon 1242 Fees791 1303 FA
  • Westremeddon 1316 Ass

Etymology

'Meadow hill,' v. mæd , dun .