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 .