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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hillesdenwood (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hillesden

Historical Forms

  • Hillesden 1230 Ch
  • Hildesdan 1255 For

Etymology

v. denu . Self-explanatory. Cf. also Hildesdene brook (1230 Cl). Here, as in Waddesdon, Beachendon and Pitstone, we have different features in the same parish named after the same person.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement