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.

Kiddington Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Streatley

Historical Forms

  • Cutendene c.1250 Gor 1277 ib
  • Ketendene 1309 ib
  • Cutynden 1337 ib
  • Kutynden' 1352 ib
  • Kittondons 1552 LRMB
  • Kittenden Grove 1606–7 ArchJ
  • Kiddington Brooms 1750 RecOffCat

Etymology

Kiddington Fm, Cutendene c. 1250 Gor (p), 1277 ib (p), Ketendene 1309 ib (p), Cutynden 1337 ib (p), Kutynden '1352 ib (p), Kittondons 1552LRMB , Kittenden Grove 1606–7 ArchJ 46, Kiddington Brooms 1750RecOffCat . Probably 'valley of the kite', second el. denu , first cȳta . The farm is at the head of a small valley. Kytney (f.n. infra ) may also contain cȳta .