Whaddon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Whaddon
Historical Forms
- Wadone 1086 DB
- Waddon 1152–8 NLC 1175 P 1241 Abbr 1242 Fees878 1302 FA 1333 Fine
- Whaddon 1238 Fees 1242 Pat 1286 ADi 1299 Fine 1316 FA
- Whauddone 1284 FA
Etymology
OE hwǣte -dūn , 'wheat-hill' (v. hwæte , dun ) with assimilation of td to dd .