Malden
Major Settlement in the Parish of Malden
Historical Forms
- Meldon(e) 1086 DB 1174–88 Merton
- Meldon 1206 Cur 1225 Ass 1271 FF
- Meaudon(a) 1215 ClR 1225 Bracton 1264 BM
- Maldon 1225 Ass
- Maldon juxta Kyngeston 1325 Ass
- Maudon 1241 Ass 1256,1349 Merton
- Maldene 1241 Ass 1309 FF
- Mauden 1249 Ch
- Maulden 1602 FF
Etymology
'Hill marked by a sign or cross,' v. mæl , dun . Identical in origin with Maldon (Ess) and Maulden (PN BedsHu 80).