Piddingworth
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ditchling
Historical Forms
- Pidelingeworth, Pydelingeworth 1200 Cur t.Ed1 AD2888
- Pydelingworth 1204 Cur 1288 Ass
- Pedelingeworth 1279 Ass
- Pedelyngwerthe 1358 ADii
- Pedelyngworth 1439,1464,1476 IpmR
- Pideringworth 1279 Ass
- Pudelyngwrth 1288 Ass
Etymology
'Enclosure (v. worþ) of Pydel ' or 'of Pydel 's people' (v. ing ), Pydel being a derivative of the OE pers. name Puda . For this name v. PN Wo 65, s. n. Pudford.