Dodleston, Dodleston Gorse, Dodleston Hall, Dodleston House Fm & Dodleston Lane Fm
Major Settlement in the Parish of Dodleston
Historical Forms
- Dodestune 1086 DB
- Dodlest' under Gorstil' 1154–60 Ch 1330
- Dodleston 1153 Dugd
- Dodeleston l12 Chester 1488 ChRR
- Dodleston Hall 1724 NotCestr
- Dudleston 13 Ch 1330 ChRR 1430
- Dadleston 1208–29 Dieul
- Dolliston 1291 Tax
- Dodelson, Dodleson 1693 Sheaf
- del Hall 1393 ChRR
Etymology
'Dod(d)el's farm', from an OE pers.n. Dod (d )el and tūn, with gorst , hall , hūs , lane . The pers.n. is a diminutive form of the OE pers.n. Dod (d )a , cf. Feilitzen 223. The hall, or more precisely its predecessor, was the home of Robert del Hall 1393 ChRR. Dodleston is near Gorstella 159infra .