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.

Waddow Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Mitton

Historical Forms

  • Wadhowhey 1438 YDi
  • Waddow 1676 PRWd

Etymology

Waddow Hall, 1822 Langd, Wadhowhey 1438 YD i, Waddow 1676 PRWd. 'Wada's hill', from the OE  pers.n. Wada (as in Waddington) and hōh 'hill'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site