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.

Merriden Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dorking

Historical Forms

  • Murydene 1249 FF
  • Merydene 1373 Endowments
  • Mereden 1620 Endowments

Etymology

Merriden Fm is Murydene 1249 FF, Merydene 1373 Endowments, Merryden 1385, Myryeden c. 1400Norfolk , Mereden 1620 Endowments. 'Pleasant valley,' v. myrige , denu . Identical in origin with Marden infra 318.