Fawdington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Topcliffe
Historical Forms
- Faldingtun 1247 Ch
- Faldinton, Faldynton 1254 YI 1404 Fabr
- Faldington, Faldyngton 13 BylE
- Fawdington 1541 Dugdv.355
Etymology
'Falda's farm' v. ingtun . The OE pers. name Falda is not adduced independently, but it is the base of Faldingworth (L), Faldingeuurde 1086 DB, and a cognate form enters into OSwed Faldunge from an earlier *Faldungar (Hellquist, ON på Inge 25–6).