Toot Baldon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Toot Baldon
Historical Forms
- Baldedone 1086 DB
- Baldendone (bis), Baldentone 1086 DB 1318 Ch
- maiori Baldindona 1213–21 Os
- Baldindon Sancti Laurencii 1247 FF 1278–9 RH
- Baudinton' 1199 Cur
- Baudindun' 1220 Fees
- Baudindon' 1242–3 Fees 1246–7 Ass
- Baudindon' Sancti Laurencii 1242–3 Fees
- Baudendon' 1246–7 Ass
- Baudendon 1254–5 RH
- Baldindho 1203 FF
- Baudington' (bis), Baudington' sancti Laurentii 1246–7 Ass
- Baldingdon' de honore sancti Walerici 1278–9 RH
- magna Baldyngtone 1285 Ass
- Baldington Lowchers, Tot Baldyngton 1428 FA
- villa de Baldinden Sancti Laurencii cum Totbaldindon Mershbaldindon et Parva Baldindon 1316 FA
Etymology
For etymology v. Marsh Baldon supra . Cf. (into ) Bealdanhema gemære 1054 (c. 1200) KCD 800, 'boundary of the people of Baldon' (v. hǣme , (ge)mǣre), which appears as Baldinhamere c. 1200 S, Baldenhamemere c. 1240 S.
Toot is ME tōte , 'look-out hill.' Sancti Laurencii from the church dedication. Lowchers from the family of Robert Lowches , mentioned in this connection 1428 FA.