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.

Dordon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Polesworth

Historical Forms

  • Derdon t.Hy2 Pat 1398 IpmR 1375
  • Deredon 1230 Pat
  • Dereton 1285 Ass
  • Dordon 1292 Ipm 1444 Chetwynd 1504 Ipm
  • Durdon 1402 Pat
  • Doredon 1442 Chetwynd

Etymology

Dordon is Derdon t. Hy 2 (1398) Patet freq to 1375 IpmR, Deredon 1230 Pat, Dereton 1285Ass , Dordon 1292 Ipm, 1444 Chetwynd, 1504 Ipm, Durdon 1402 Pat, Doredon 1442 Chetwynd.'Animal down,' v. deor , dun .