Charndon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Charndon
Historical Forms
- Credendone 1086 DB
- Charendone 1227,1247 Ass 1242 FF
- Chardon(e) 1255 For 1316 FA 1491 Ipm
- Charindone 1255 For
- Charledon 1269 Pat
- Charndone 1316 FA
- Chaundon 1761,1766 Edgcott
Etymology
Probably from OE Cærdan -dun , 'Cærda's hill,' v. dun . The pers. name Cærda is found in Welford in Berks in Cerdan hleaw al. Cærda hlæw (BCS 963). The DB form would then be a bad spelling with Cred - for Cerd -. Cærd - would become ME Chard - and the first d was early lost from the full form Chardendone . The DB form is probably due to confusion with Long Crendon (v. infra ).
Places in the same Parish
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