Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (at) Litele Pudele 843 ASCharters 1303 FA

• Litelepidele 843 BCS739 1212 Fees

• Litelpidele, Litelpidre 1086 DB

• Litel Pidel, Litelpidra Exon

• litilepedele, lytilpudele Hy3 ChrP 1372 1270 1372 ib

• Lit(t)lepidel(e), Lytel(l)pidel(e), Lytlepidel(e), Litelpidel(e), Litilpidel(e), Litilpudel(e), Litilpyd(e)le, Litilpidle, Litilpud(d)ell 1251 Ch 1539 AOMB

• Lutelpudele 1306 ChrP 1372

• Litull Pudull 1428 FA

• Little Piddle 1811 OS

• Pidre 1086 DB(f.78a)

• Pidra Exon

• Pydel(e), Pidel 1261 Cl 1329 et freq

• Pydle 1314 Pat

• Pydyll 1440 Cl

• Poudle 1308, 1312 Pat, Fine

• Pud(e)le 1309 Pat 1324 et freq

• Parva Pidele 1235–6 Fees

• Parva Pudele 1323 Hutch3

• Combe Deverell als. Deverell Combe als. Litilpudill 1456 Pat

• Combe Deverell als. Deverell Combe als. Lytylpudyll 1466 Cl

• Deverell(es) Com(b)e 1495 Ipm 1539 AOMB

Etymology

Named from R. Piddle or Trent, cf. Affpuddle par. supra , v. lȳtel ; for the DB spellings with r for l , v. ANInfl 142. John Deverel held 1/16 part of a fee here in 1303 FA, cf. also Elias Deverell 1456 Pat, Hutch3 2619; for other lands held by this family, cf. the f.n. Deverils infra and Deverel Fm in Milborne St A. par. supra ; Combe is cumb 'valley', probably with reference to the valley through which R. Piddle or Trent flows near Little Puddle Fm. There are medieval settlement remains on either side of this valley, v. RCHM 3210.There is mention of a 'free chapel' here in 1323 Hutch3.