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Rodden Fm & Rodden Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Abbotsbury

Historical Forms

  • Raddun(') 1221 Ilch 1285 FA
  • Raddon(e) 1244,1288 Ass 1327 SR 1499 Ilch
  • Reddon' 1268 Ass
  • Roddon' 1420 Ilch 1548 Fry
  • Rodden 1658 Ilch
  • Roddon or Raddon 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

Rodden Fm & Rodden Ho (SY 611842), in Readdn 1014 (1639), [r ]eadan dune m11 Abbots C, Raddun (')1221Ilch , 1285 FA, Raddon (e )1244, 1288Ass , 1327 SRet freq to 1499Ilch , Reddon '1268Ass (p), Roddon '1420Ilch , 1548Fry , Rodden 1658Ilch , Roddon or Raddon 1774 Hutch1, 'red hill or down', v. rēad , dūn ; so called 'from the colour of the soil, a rich red clay' (Hutch1 1539).