Doddershall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Quainton
Historical Forms
- Dodereshell' Roberti 1167 P
- Doderesberge 1204 FineR
- Dodereshille 1207 Fines
- Doderhull 1227 FF
- Dodereshull 1235 Fees461 1241,1247 Ass 1255 For 1284,1316 FA 1343 Misc
- Dodhereshull 1255 For
- Dodreshulle 1316 FA
- Dodershull 1342 Cl, Misc
- Doreshull 1374 Pat
- Dedersell 1392 Pat
- Daddersill 1539 LP
Etymology
'hill' v. beorg , hyll . It may be suggested that Doddershall contains a personal name consisting of the well-recorded OE name-element Dod , extended by an r suffix. Such formations do not seem to be recorded independently in OE, but their existence is virtually proved by place-name evidence. Hothersall (La) and Huddersfield (Y) present problems which are best solved by assuming that a bare Hūd , occurring in the recorded name Hūda (cf. Hudnall supra ), was extended in this way to form a new personal name, cf. Elwall PNLa. It is probable that other examples will appear when place-name material has been more minutely analysed. Ivershagh from Oxton Grange (Nt), e.g., is much more likely to contain such an extension of the bare If (a ) contained in Ivinghoe, above, than a hypothetical compound Ifhere .