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.

Hugditch

Early-attested site in the Parish of Froxfield

Historical Forms

  • Hokeddych 1385 AD
  • la Hokededych 1445 ADvi

Etymology

Hugditch is Hokeddych 1385AD , la Hokededych 1445 AD vi.'Hooked or curved or bent ditch,' v. dic .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement