Hadden Fm and Hadden Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Didcot
Historical Forms
- (æt) hæþ dune 944 BCS801 c.1240
- Haddon' a.1237 PubLibDoc
- Haddon, Haddon Hegge 1549 LRMB
- The Haddon 1669 Bodl
- The Hadden 1840 TA
Etymology
Hadden Fm and Hadden Hill, (æt ) hæþ dune 944 (c. 1240) BCS 801, Haddon 'a. 1237PubLibDoc , Haddon , Haddon Hegge 1549LRMB , The Haddon 1669Bodl , The Hadden 1840TA . A fairly common name, from OE hǣð 'heath, uncultivated land, heather' and dūn 'hill'.Haddon is the usual modern form.