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.

Badlingham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chippenham

Historical Forms

  • Bellingeham 1086 DB, ICC (p)
  • Belincgesham 1086 ICC
  • Bellincgesham, Billingesham, Bethlingeham 1086 InqEl
  • Bedlingham t.Hy2 Ch 1268
  • Bedelingham 13th Hosp
  • Baddlingham 1218 SR
  • Badlingham, Badlyngham 1231 FF
  • Badelingeham 1268,1285 Ass 1302 FA
  • Bad(e)lyn(g)ham 1285 Ass 1400,1422 FF
  • Batlingham a.1387 Walden
  • Bodelingham 1270 Ch 1272 Ass
  • Budlingham 1316 FA
  • Bal(l)ingham 13th Misc 14th Hosp
  • Badyngham 1272 Ass
  • Baldingham 1285 ib

Etymology

'The hām of the people of Bæddel ,' a diminutive of the recorded Badda , v. ingahām .