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.

Godington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Godington

Historical Forms

  • Godendone 1086 DB 1285 Ass
  • Godinton' 1200 Cur 1428 FA
  • Goddindon' 1242–3 Fees
  • Goddyndon 1391 FA
  • Godingedon' 1215 Cl
  • Godington 1241 Ass 1284–5 FA
  • Godyngton 1285 Ass
  • Godingdon 1316 FA
  • Godyngdon 1324 Ipm 1428 FA
  • Goddington 1391 AD
  • Gotenden' 1241 Ass
  • Gadindon' 1246–7 Ass
  • Godigdon 1278–9 RH
  • Codingdon 1281 FF

Etymology

'Gōda 's hill,' OE  Gōdan dūn, apparently alternating with Gōdinga dūn , 'hill of Gōda 's people.' tūn has been substituted for the original second element.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site