Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Mapeldreham 1086 DB c.1180 Cooke 1184 Ex late12th Ass 1285

• Malpedreham 1086 DB

• Mapildreham 1184 Os late12th

• Mapelderham 1209–35 WellsR 1286 AD

• Mapelderham Gurnay 1220 Fees 1300 Ipm

• Mapelderham Clause, Mapelderham Chasy 1268 Ass

• Mapelderham Thanseye 1285 Ass

• Mapelderhamchausee 1300 Ipm

• Mapelderham Gorney cum Mapelderham Chaucy 1316 FA

• Mapultreham 1087(15th),c.1110(15th) EHRxl

• Mapeltreham Chausi 1246–7 Ass

• Mapulderham c.1160 Oxoniensiav a.1251 BC c.1444

• Mapuldurham 1274–5 RH 1285 Ass 1395 Cl

• Mapuldureham 1285 Ass

• Mapuldurham Chausy 1350 Cooke

• Mapuldurham Bardolf 1389 Cooke

• Mapuldurham Chausey, Mapuldurgurney 1395–9 Cooke

• Mapuldurgorneye 1416 Cooke

• Mapeldureham c.1180 Cooke 1218 FF

• Mapeldureham Hugonis de Gurnai 1195 P

• Mapeldurham 1220 Fees 1428 FA

• Mapeldureham Gurnay 1240–1 Ass

• Mapelduram 1250 Fine

• Parva Mapeldurham 1254–5 RH

• Mapeldurham Chazey 1261 Cooke 1486 Cooke

• Mapeldurham Gurney 1274–5 RH

• Mapeldoreham Hugonis de Gurnay 1193,4 P

• Mapeldoram 1241 AD

• Mapeldorham 1246–7 Ass 1290 1300 Ipm

• Mapeldorham Gorney 1297 CornAcc 1343 Cooke

• Mapelderham Chausey alias Mapeldoreham Chause 1313 Ipm

• Mappeldereham Hugonis de Gurnay 1194 P

• Mapeldereham 1195,6 P 1254–5 RH 1492 AD

• Mapelderesham 1197 P

• Mabeldureham Gurnay 1240–1 Ass

• Mapelldurome 1606 More

Etymology

'hāmby the maple tree,' first element OE  mapuldor . There were originally two manors, of which Mapledurham Chazey was the smaller. The owner of Mapledurham Gurney bought Mapledurham Chazey in 1582. The former manor belonged to William de Warene in 1086, and the latter to Miles Crispin. Edith de Warene married Gerard de Gournai c. 1080. Juliana de Gournai married William Bardolf the younger, and he inherited the manor in 1254. Walter de Chauseia grants land at Mapledurham c. 1180 Cooke: the family derives its name from Cholsey Berks.