Dadford
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stowe
Historical Forms
- Dodeforde 1086 DB c.1200 HarlCh85C24 1255 For 1284 FA 1320 Ch 1379 Cl
- Doddeforde 1227,1241 Ass 1242 Fees870 1247 Ass
- Dudeford c.1200 HarlCh85C24 1291 Tax
- Dade' 1237 Fees
- Dodford 1540 LP
Etymology
'Dodda's ford.' The mod. form shows dialectal unrounding of o to a . Introd. xxiii.