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.

Pednor (Fms)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chesham

Historical Forms

  • Pedenore c.1200 Miss 14th
  • Padenore 1241 Ass 1363 1364 Pat
  • Padenhore 1363 IpmR
  • Pednore al. Padnore 1541 LP
  • Padnor 1766 J

Etymology

OE  Peadan -ōra , 'Peada's bank,' v. ora . The name Peada , borne by a son of Penda King of the Mercians, appears again in Padworth (Berks).